Aureus - Hadrian P M TR P COS II SALVS AVG, Salus

€254,709.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year117
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.27 g
Dimensions19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.3#136, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.136
Obverse descriptionBust of Hadrian, laureate, cuirassed, right, viewed from front.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan Hadrian, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSalus, seated left, holding patera, feeding snake coiled around altar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P COS II SALVS AVG
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum. Salus Augusti. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time. Health of the emperor (Augustus).)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (117)  - -
Catalog ID4425866930
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