Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

136-137

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the Emperor Hadrian, facing to the left. On the back (reverse), the demi-god Triptolemos is depicted facing right in a biga (chariot) drawn by two serpents.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian
Place: Egypt (Minted in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 136 CE–137 CE
Medium: Billon
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.3 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert L. Grover
Reference Number: 1980.848
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Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report: 1980-81 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1981), p. 49.

Art Institute of Chicago, Ancient Art Galleries, Gallery 155, 1994 - February 22, 2004 and May 16, 2004 - February 2012.
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Centaur’s Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art, February 22 – May 16, 2004.

Robert L. Grover (1910-1998), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1980.

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