American Numismatic Society: Gold Aureus of Hadrian, Rome, AD 117 1956.127.83

Obverse: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO OPT AVG GER DAC - Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse: PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P CONCORD - Concordia, draped, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and resting left on figure of Spes on low base; cornucopiae under throne

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 3.2
- Diameter (in mm): 17.5

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date: AD 117
Denomination: Aureus
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Gold
Authority
- Authority: Hadrian
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Hadrian
Reverse
- Deity: Concordia

Findspot Description

Findspot

Findspot: "Tell Kalak", Jordan, 1956

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 12
Citation: W. E. Metcalf, "The Tell Kalak Hoard and Trajan's Arabian Mint," ANSMN 20 (1975) 39-108.
Reference: BMC 9

Administrative History

Identifier: 1956.127.83
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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Gold Aureus of Hadrian, Rome, AD 117 1956.127.83

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse