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Object Type
Museum number: 1931,1014.39
Denomination: dupondius or as
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Laureate head of Hadrian, facing right. (obverse); Salus, standing facing right, feeding a snake, which is coiled round an altar, from a patera in her left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 130-138
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 16.61 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian (1621, p. 486); Strack (Hadrian) / Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian (686); RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (832, p.444); RIC2.3 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. II - part 3 from AD 117-138 Hadrian (2170)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Hadrian; Representation of: Hygieia/Salus
Acquisition date: 1931
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1931,1014.39
C&M catalogue number: RE3 (486) (1621)

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