RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 242, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 119–120 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, 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 9.6 g, diameter 26.0 mm.
obverse
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, 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 (5)
British Museum
9.28g
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
9.59g
⌀26.0
British Museum
9.70g
6↕
British Museum
8.35g
6↕
British Museum
8.23g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 242 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.242), 119–120 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-242/ (accessed: 2026-09-16). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA