RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1553
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1553. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Denomination
- Aureus
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Hadrian
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Hadrian, left
- Reverse
- Hadrian standing right, raising hand in address and holding scroll; facing him, Africa, wearing elephant scalp, standing left, holding patera and corn ears; between them, altar; at foot of altar, bull
- Obverse legend
- HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
- Reverse legend
- ADVENTVI AVG AFRICAE
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.2_3(2).hdn.1553
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