American Numismatic Society: Silver Denarius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 130

Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P - Head of Hadrian, laureate, right

Reverse: AFRICA - Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, reclining left, leaning on rock, holding scorpion in right hand and cornucopiae in left; basket of fruits front

Physical Description

Axis: 7
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 3.58
- Diameter (in mm): 18

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: AD 130 - AD 133
Denomination: Denarius
Manufacture: Struck
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: Africa

Findspot Description

Findspot

Findspot: Larnaka, Cyprus, 1911

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1494
Citation: W. E. Metcalf, "A Roman Hoard from Cyprus," NC 7th set. 19 (1979) 25-34.
Reference: BMC 816

Administrative History

Identifier: 1911.23.159
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 130 - AD 133 1911.23.159

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse