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Object Type
Museum number: 1864,1128.271
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Hadrian, draped, head, bare, right. (obverse); Venus, draped, seated left on throne, holding Cupid on extended right hand and vertical spear reversed in left. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 130-138
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 7.450 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian (751, p.334); RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (280, p.372) (type); Strack (Hadrian) / Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian (276); RIC2.3 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. II - part 3 from AD 117-138 Hadrian (2366)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Hadrian; Named in inscription & portrayed: Aphrodite/Venus; Representation of: Eros/Cupid
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1864
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1864,1128.271
C&M catalogue number: RE3 (334) (751)

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