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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1996,0316.87
Denomination
aureus
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Laureate head of Hadrian, right.
(obverse)
Hadrian on horse galloping right, with spear in rest.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Hadrian
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
124-127
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Didcot
(Didcot hoard)
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Die-axis:
5.30 o'clock
Diameter:
19 millimetres
Weight:
7.21 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
CHRB X / Coin Hoards from Roman Britain Volume X
(87, p.99)
Strack (Hadrian) / Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian
(148)
RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian
(187d, p.361)
RIC2.3 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. II - part 3 from AD 117-138 Hadrian
(772)
Location
On display
(G30/dc41)
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2024 1 Feb-23 June, London, BM SEG, Legion 2013-2016, November, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, LT Loan
Subjects
emperor/empress
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Hadrian
Representation of:
Hadrian
Acquisition name
Treasure Trove:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Donated by:
National Heritage Memorial Fund
Donated by:
Art Fund
(as NACF)
Donated by:
British Museum Friends
(as British Museum Society)
Donated by:
Goldsmiths' Company
Acquisition date
1996
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1996,0316.87
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
HSBC.2073
(Money Gallery Exhibited)
Conservation
Treatment
: 16 Sep 1996