Aureus - Hadrian ANN DCCCLXXIIII NAT VRB P CIR CON, Genius

€254,910.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year121
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight6.9 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.3#353, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.353
Obverse descriptionBust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from front.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES HADRIANVS AVG COS III
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Hadrianus Augustus, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionGenius of the Circus, reclining left, head right, holding chariot wheel and placing other arm around three obelisks set on hippodrome spina.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringANN DCCCLXXIIII NAT VRB P CIR CON
(Translation: Anno DCCCLXXIIII Natali Urbis Populo (Plebei or Primum) Circenses Concessit. In the 874th year after the birth of the city [of Rome], a circus is given to the people.)
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MintageND (121)  - -
Catalog ID9913178510
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