Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

119-22, issued by Hadrian

Roman, minted in Rome

Obverse: Bust of Hadrian right, laureate, draped
Reverse: Aeternitas (Eternity), standing left, holding busts of Sun and Moon

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian
Origin: Rome
Date: 119 CE–122 CE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG Reverse: PM TRP COS III
Dimensions: Diam. 2 cm; 3.43 g
Credit Line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1922.4872
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Karen B. Alexander, “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Karen Manchester, Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), p. 29.
Theresa Gross-Diaz, “Cat. 49 Denarius Portraying Hadrian: Curatorial Entry,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016).
https://publications.artic.edu/roman/reader/romanart/section/536
Theresa Gross-Diaz, “Cat. 50 Aureus Portraying Hadrian: Curatorial Entry,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016), para 2.

Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

Cat. 49 Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian, A.D. 119/22

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