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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R1130
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:  134 - 138
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  1.85
Weight (g):  3.18
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 93. W. S. Lincoln & Son, 1920.
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, r., laureate. Reverse: Romulus, bare-headed, advancing r., holding spear and trophy.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P (Hadrian Augustus, Consul for the third time, father of the fatherland). Reverse: ROMVLO CONDITORI (Romulus the founder).

Bibliography:  RIC II 1st ed. 266d

3 Related People

Hadrian
Roman
76
138
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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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