Silver Denarius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 137 - AD 138 1956.127.266

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1956.127.266

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

Reverse: PROVIDENTIA AVG - Providentia, draped, standing left, pointing downwards with right hand at globe on ground left and holding vertical sceptre in left hand

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 3.24
- Diameter (in mm): 17

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: AD 137 - AD 138
Denomination: Denarius
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: Hadrian
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Hadrian
Reverse
- Deity: Providentia

Findspot Description

Findspot

Findspot: "Tell Kalak", Jordan, 1956

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2320
Citation: W. E. Metcalf, "The Tell Kalak Hoard and Trajan's Arabian Mint," ANSMN 20 (1975) 39-108.
Reference: BMC 694

Administrative History

Identifier: 1956.127.266
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 137 - AD 138 1956.127.266

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse