9. Bronze Denarius with Portrait of Hadrian
9. Bronze Denarius with Portrait of Hadrian
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date134-138 CE
DimensionsDiam: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
MediumCoin; die-stamped silver.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number
1934.38
Not on View
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian, facing right, bare.
Reverse: Fides standing facing right, holding an ear of corn and a basket of fruit.
Published ReferencesMattingly, Harold, and Edward Sydenham, Roman Imperial Coinage, London, Spink & Son, 1972, vol. II, p. 437, no. 758.Comparative ReferencesSee also Mattingly, Harold, Roman Coins, Chicago, 1960, 2nd ed., rev. pl. SLII, no. 1.
145-161 CE
about 101 BCE
about 36 BCE
about 125 BCE
about 92 BCE
102-100 BCE
about 99-94 BCE
about 83 BCE
92 BCE
about 112 CE
68-54 BCE
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