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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.194
People
Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
Title
Denarius of Hadrian, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
134- 138 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/178713

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.27 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
COS II
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
  • Reverse Inscription: NILVS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC III, 861

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.194
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Hadrian, draped, with head bare to r.
Rev.: River god Nile, reclining, naked to waist, holding a reed in r. hand and a cornucopiae in his l., resting r. arm on an urn; in front small hippopotamus; below crocodile swimming in waves.

Verification Level

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