Aureus Issued by Hadrian
Aureus Issued by Hadrian
- Description:
- Obverse: Bust of Hadrian. Reverse: Venus Enthroned Holding Cupid and a Spear
- Medium:
- Gold
- Dimensions:
- Diam. 1.8 cm
- Context:
- Minted in Rome
- Date:
- 134–38 CE
- Inventory Number:
- Rothschild 315
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Translation: Hadrianus Augustus, consul 3 (times), father of the fatherland.
The reverse legend, in Latin, reads:
VENERIS FELICIS
Translation: Venus Felix.
This coin type, an aureus issued by the Roman emperor Hadrian, is cataloged in Online Coins of the Roman Empire as RIC II Hadrian 280a (aureus).