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ID number: BIRBI-R1125 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Hadrian; Rome Denomination: Denarius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 119 - 122 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.85 Weight (g): 3.45 Axis (degrees): 225.00 Provenance: Haines 2984. Spink & Son Ltd, 1954. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, r., laureate, cuirassed. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, seated l., on cuirass, holding Victoria in her r. hand and a spear in her l. hand; shield behind.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG (Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus). Reverse: P M TR P COS III (Head of the principal college of priests, Tribune of the people, Consul for the third time).
Bibliography: RIC II 1st ed. 77c
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