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Aureus with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 119–122
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.44 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.787
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
IMPCAESARTRAIAN HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Jupiter standing, staff in left hand, thunderbolt in right.
PMTRP COSIII
IMPCAESARTRAIAN HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Jupiter standing, staff in left hand, thunderbolt in right.
PMTRP COSIII
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, June 11, 1975, as Apparatus (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, March 10, 1976)