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Object Type: coin
Museum number: G3,RIG.197
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Hadrian, draped, head, bare, right. (obverse); Hispania, draped, reclining left, holding up olive-branch in right hand and resting left arm on rock: in front of her, left, rabbit. (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: 6 o'clock; Weight: 7.370 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian (843, p.346); RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (305) (type); Strack (Hadrian) / Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian (303); RIC2.3 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. II - part 3 from AD 117-138 Hadrian (1531)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2022 -2023 22 Nov - 26 Mar, Palma, Caixa Forum, “Human Image” 2023 4 July - 22 Oct, Barcelona, Caixa Forum, “Human Image” 2022 28 Jun - 9 Oct, Zaragoza, Caixa Forum, “Human Image” 2022 16 Feb – 29 May, Seville, Caixa Forum, “Human Image” 2021 - 2022 27 Apr – 16 Jan, Madrid, Caixa Forum, “Human Image”
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Hadrian; Named in inscription & portrayed: Hispania/Spain
Associated places: Named in inscription: Spain
Acquisition name: Donated by: George IV, King of the United Kingdom
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: George III, King of the United Kingdom
Acquisition date: 1825
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: G3,RIG.197
C&M catalogue number: RE3 (346) (843)

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