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ID number: BIRBI-R1170 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Hadrian; Rome Denomination: As/Dupondius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 134 - 138 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.90 Weight (g): 11.93 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 1088. Purchased in Paris, 1929. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, r., laureate, draped. Reverse: Bust of Hadrian, r., laureate, draped.
Inscriptions: Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (Hadrian Augustus) Reverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P (Hadrian Augustus, Consul for the third time, father of the fatherland).
Bibliography: RIC II 1st ed. 1003
Notes: Obverse bust type is draped - RIC 1003 in RIC 1st ed. does not have drapery as an option.
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