American Numismatic Society: Bronze As of Hadrian, Rome, AD 130

Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P - Bust of Hadrian, bare-headed, draped, right

Reverse: AFRICA S C - Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, reclining left, resting left arm on rock, holding scorpion in right hand and cornucopiae in left; basket of corn-ears front

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 11.8
- Diameter (in mm): 23

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: AD 130 - AD 133
Denomination: Dupondius
Denomination: As
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Bronze
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

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1616
Reference: BMC 1712

Administrative History

Identifier: 1944.100.47433
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Bequest of E.T. Newell

Subjects

Series: RIC.1.2

Rights

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

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Bronze As of Hadrian, Rome, AD 130 - AD 133 1944.100.47433

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Provenance

Subjects

Rights

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