Hadrian (117-138 A.D.) -
Silver Denarius - 19.05mm, 3.55g |
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Obverse - IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG Hadrian, his laureate bust with bare chest right, with traces of drapery |
Reverse - PM TR P COS III In exergue below: FEL PR Felicitas seated left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae. |
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Minted in Rome ca. 120-121 A.D. Reference: Abdy, R.A, with Mittag, P.F., "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume II, Part 3 (RIC-2019), p98, nr. 300. Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE) link: http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.300 Mattingley, H. & Sydenham, E.A., "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 2 (RIC-1926), p354, nr. 120. Mattingly, Carson & Hill, "Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum", Volume 3 (BMCRE), p272, nr. 266. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Volume 2, p146, nr. 3486 var with obv. bust Da. Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 2, p158, nr. 600. Seaby, H.A. & Loosley, R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 2, p132, nr. 600a. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II), p166, nr. 687 (B13, O29, R146, T74, M3, Exe FEL PR) Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II-eBook), p141, nr. 687 (B13, O29, R146, T74, M3, Exe FEL PR) Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), p127, nr. 47/5. Kampmann, U., "Die Münzen der römischen Kaiserzeit" (Kampmann, 2e Auflage), p128, nr. 32.93.4. Quality: Very Fine Rarity: R2 |