American Numismatic Society: Silver Denarius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 125

Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS - Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse: COS III - Concordia, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and resting left arm on statuette of Spes on column at side of throne (sometimes a cornucopiae appears below chair)

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 3.29
- Diameter (in mm): 18.5

Typological Description

Date Range: AD 125 - AD 128
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Denarius
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: Hadrian
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Hadrian
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Deity: Concordia
- Deity: Spes

Findspot Description

Findspot

Findspot: Larnaka, Cyprus, 1911

References

Reference: RIC II Hadrian 172d
Citation: W. E. Metcalf, "A Roman Hoard from Cyprus," NC 7th set. 19 (1979) 25-34.
Reference: BMC 395

Administrative History

Identifier: 1911.23.124
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

Series: RIC.1.2

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Silver Denarius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 125 - AD 128. 1911.23.124

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse