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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1975,0821.2
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Hadrian, cuirassed, bareheaded, left. (obverse); Busts of Trajan and Plotina facing one another, above each head, a star. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Hadrian
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 130-138
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: gold
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 7.290 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (387, p.384); Strack (Hadrian) / Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian (355); RIC2.3 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. II - part 3 from AD 117-138 Hadrian (1420)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Hadrian; Portrait of: Trajan; Portrait of: Plotina
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: G Brosi
Acquisition date: 1975
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1975,0821.2

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