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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 241

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 241, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 119–120 AD. Obverse: head of hadrian, laureate, right. Reverse: britannia seated facing, foot on rock, drawing up hood of birrus britanicus and holding spear, elbow resting on shield on the ground; boss of the shield usually has prominent spike. Weight about 9.2 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 241
obverse: Head of Hadrian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 241
reverse: Britannia seated facing, foot on rock, drawing up hood of birrus Britanicus and holding spear, elbow resting on shield on the ground; boss of the shield usually has prominent spike
mint Rome weight 9.20g (6)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀26.0 (2)
denomination As axis 6↕ (6)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Hadrian, laureate, right

IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
reverse

Britannia seated facing, foot on rock, drawing up hood of birrus Britanicus and holding spear, elbow resting on shield on the ground; boss of the shield usually has prominent spike

PONT MAX TR POT COS III // BRITANNIA (in exergue) // S C (in field)
specimens (6)
British Museum 7.50g 6↕
British Museum 9.79g ⌀26.0 6↕
British Museum 9.39g 6↕
British Museum 8.41g ⌀26.0 6↕
British Museum 10.32g 6↕
British Museum 9.79g 6↕

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 241 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.241), 119–120 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-241/ (accessed: 2026-09-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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