1950.78.7: As of Hadrian, Rome
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1950.78.7
- People
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Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
- Title
- As of Hadrian, Rome
- 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/196910
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 11.22 g
- Die Axis
- 1
- Denomination
- as
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- inscription:
- inscription:
- Obverse Inscription: HADRIANVS AVGV [STVS]
- Reverse Inscription: AEGYPTOS; in exergue S- C
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC III, 1699
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule III, Class of 1947
- Accession Year
- 1950
- Object Number
- 1950.78.7
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Head of Hadrian, bare, r.
Reverse: Aegyptos, draped, reclining l., holding sistrum in r. hand, l. arm resting on basket of fruit
Verification Level
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