Roman — Roman; 120-122
Coin, dupondius
A copper alloy dupondius coin of Emperor Hadrian, ruler of the Roman Empire, AD 117-138. The back of the coin depicts Aeternitas, the female personification of eternity. This coin was minted in Rome, Italy, AD 120-122.
Obv: Radiate bust of Hadrian, facing right, left shoulder draped. Obv inscription: [IMP CAESAR TRAIAN]VS HADRIANVS A[VG PM TR P COS III]. Rev: Aeternitas, standing left, holding the head of Sol (the sun) in her right hand and the head of Luna (the moon) in her left hand. Rev inscription: AETERNIT[AS AVGVSTI], SC in field.
Ref: BMC III (1966), p.419, no.1219.
Condition: VG/VG-.
- Category:
- Roman
- Object ID:
- NN24400
- Object name:
- coin, dupondius
- Artist/Maker:
- Hadrian, -
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- Production date:
- Roman; 120-122
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 25 mm, WT 10.3 g, Axis 6
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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