Title
Coin: as of Hadrian
Date
134-138 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Early Empire
Discovery Site: Minted in Rome, Italy
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: orichalcum; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 21 to 25 mm in diameter, 11.698 grams
Description
Obverse legend: HADRIANVS AVG(ustus) COS(=consul) III [P](ater) [P](atriae), translation: Augustus Hadrian, consul three times, father of the country; laureate bust of Hadrian facing right. Reverse legend: IVST[ITIA] AVG(usti), translation: Justice of the emperor; Justitia seated left holding patera in right hand and scepter in left, S(enatus) C(onsulto), translation: by decree of the Senate, flanking across field. RIC Vol II, p. 443, no. 816.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 995.27.11
Record: UO-MCA-995-27-11
Source
Cataloguer: Michelle LaRue, University of Ottawa
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee