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Framed medallion with head of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 125–134
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze (bimetallic)
Dimensions
Diameter: 68 mm. Weight: 93.40 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.517
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 019.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hadrian to right.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Sol (Helios), nude, with a cape flowing behind, galloping to right in a quadriga.
Inscription illegible.
The bronze medallion is set in a copper frame.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Sol (Helios), nude, with a cape flowing behind, galloping to right in a quadriga.
Inscription illegible.
The bronze medallion is set in a copper frame.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Kurt M. Semon Collection, New York; 1960: sold for the estate of Kurt M. Semon by Numismatic Fine Arts, Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Numismatic Fine Arts, E. Gans mail bid auction, April 19, 1960, lot 582: said to have been found in Egypt); May 11, 1980: purchased by MFA from Numismatic Fine Arts, Edward Gans for $ 715.00 (this is the total price for 60.515-60.517);