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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
2003,0724.50
Denomination
denarius
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Laureate bust of Hadrian with drapery on his left shoulder, facing right.
(obverse)
Salus, draped, seated facing left on a throne, feeding a snake, which is coiled round an altar on the left, from a patera held in her extended right hand, while her left arm rests on the arm of the throne.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Hadrian
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
118
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Itteringham
(Itteringham hoard)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Diameter:
19 millimetres
(max)
Weight:
3.69 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian
(86, p. 250)
(type)
Strack (Hadrian) / Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian
(40)
(type)
RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian
(46, p.345)
(type)
RIC2.3 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. II - part 3 from AD 117-138 Hadrian
(138)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
allegory/personification
classical deity
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Hadrian
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Hygieia/Salus
Acquisition name
Acquired through the Treasure Act:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Acquisition date
2003
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
2003,0724.50