Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　
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On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a man facing right, bearded with short cropped curly hair, loose clothing draped around shoulders; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: A V G US T V S / H A D R I A N V S. The other side of the coin depicts a man riding on a horse facing right, horse's left leg raised and mouth open, man's right arm raised; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: C O S / I I I.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.251
People
Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
Title
Aureus of Hadrian, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
125 - 128 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195265

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.27 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
aureus
Date on Object
COS III
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVGUSTVS HADRIANVS
  • Reverse Inscription: COS III

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC III, 429 var p. 293 n

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.251
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Hadrian, draped, head bare to r. r.
Rev.: Hadrian, on horse pacing r., raising r. hand

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011
  • 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

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