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ID number: BIRBI-R1155 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Hadrian; Rome Denomination: Semis Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 125 - 128 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 5.25 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 2118. Spink & Son Ltd, 1942. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Hadrian r., laureate, draped. Reverse: Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victoria in her outstretched r. hand and a spear in her l. hand. Behind, shield.
Inscriptions: Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (Hadrian Augustus). Reverse: IOS III (Consul for the third time).
Bibliography: RIC II 1st ed. 685
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