Coin Portraying Emperor Hadrian

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Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

118

Roman

The front of this coin portrays the emperor Hadrian, facing right.

On the back, Hadrian is shown seated on a balcony with the goddess Liberty.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Portraying Emperor Hadrian
Origin: Roman Empire
Date: 118 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS (HADRIANIUS AVG) Reverse: LIBERALITA) S AVG (S C PONT MAX TR POT) COS II
Dimensions: Diam. 3.1 cm; 22.42 g
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1324
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Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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