Aureus - Hadrian Nilus

€255,934.00

Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	130
Type	Standard circulation coin
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.27 g
Dimensions	19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC II.3#1440, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.1440

Obverse description	Bust of Hadrian, draped, left, viewed from rear or side.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering	HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P (Translation: Hadrianus Augustus, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
Reverse description	Nilus reclining right on sphinx, holding reed and cornucopia; in water below, crocodile in reeds.
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Mint
Mintage	ND (130) - -
Catalog ID	4747333900
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