RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 159, Dupondius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 118–118 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, radiate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right. Reverse: roma seated right on cuirass and shield, holding vertical spear and clasping hands with hadrian, standing left, holding scroll. Weight about 12.5 g, diameter 21.3 mm.
obverse
Bust of Hadrian, radiate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
reverse
Roma seated right on cuirass and shield, holding vertical spear and clasping hands with Hadrian, standing left, holding scroll
PONT MAX TR POT COS II // ADVENTVS AVG (in exergue) // S C ((in exergue or field)
specimens (11)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
10.15g
⌀26.0
KENOM — Freiberg
10.51g
KENOM — Freiberg
10.77g
BnF (National Library of France)
11.19g
⌀27.0
BnF (National Library of France)
12.98g
⌀28.0
BnF (National Library of France)
11.38g
⌀27.0
BnF (National Library of France)
12.59g
⌀28.0
BnF (National Library of France)
14.73g
⌀28.0
British Museum
11.73g
6↕
British Museum
15.97g
6↕
British Museum
13.96g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 159 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.159), 118–118 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-159/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA