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Medallion with head of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 134–138
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 40 mm. Weight: 38.07 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.702
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 022.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hadrian, laureate, right.
IMPCAESARHADRI ANVSAVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Hadrian and companion in military dress on horseback, galloping to right, both holding spears; at right soldier on foot, carrying shield.
Pierced.
IMPCAESARHADRI ANVSAVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Hadrian and companion in military dress on horseback, galloping to right, both holding spears; at right soldier on foot, carrying shield.
Pierced.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Mark M. Salton-Schlessinger, New York, N.Y.; purchased by MFA from Mark M. Salton-Schlessinger, September 18, 1958, for $ 450.00