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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.18
People
Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
Title
As of Hadrian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
119-138 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196627

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.38 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III
  • inscription: reverse: [FORTV NA] AVG
    SC in l. and r. fields

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 1595

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.18
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Head, bare, r.; reverse: Fortuna, draped, standing l., holding patera in extended right hand and cornucopiae in l. hand

Verification Level

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