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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1844,0425.782
Denomination
tridrachm
(cistophorus)
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Bare headed draped bust of Hadrian, right.
(obverse)
Ceres standing left, holding corn ears and sceptre.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Hadrian
Cultures/periods
Roman Provincial
Production date
117-138
Production place
Minted in:
Asia (Roman Province)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Weight:
8.68 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Metcalf 1996 / The silver coinage of Cappadocia, Vespasian-Commodus
(307)
RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian
(p382.1052)
RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian
(472, p.398)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
classical deity
nut/seed
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Hadrian
Representation of:
Demeter/Ceres
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
Purchased through:
Christie's
Purchased through:
Harry Osborn Cureton
Acquisition date
1844
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1844,0425.782
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
DEV.I.337
(lot number)
C&M catalogue number
RE3
(382)
(1052)