About this artwork
Obverse: Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped
Reverse: Aeternitas (Eternity), standing left, holding busts of Sun and Moon
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium
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Culture
- Ancient Roman
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Title
- Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian
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Origin
- Rome
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Date
- 119 CE–122 CE
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Medium
- Silver
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Inscriptions
- Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG Reverse: PM TRP COS III
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Dimensions
- Diam. 2 cm; 3.43 g
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Credit Line
- Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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Reference Number
- 1922.4872
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/5635/manifest.json
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