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As with head of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 134–138
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 10.16 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Rebecca Salisbury
Accession Number92.65
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hadrian, bare, to right.
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, holding vertical spear in left hand and clasping right hands with Hadrian, togate, standing left, holding scroll in left hand.
ADVENT VSAVG in exergue: S C
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, holding vertical spear in left hand and clasping right hands with Hadrian, togate, standing left, holding scroll in left hand.
ADVENT VSAVG in exergue: S C
ProvenanceBy 1891: Rebecca Salisbury Collection; bequest of Rebecca Salisbury to MFA, January 6,1892