RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 261, Dupondius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 119–120 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, radiate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right. Reverse: hadrian standing facing, head left, holding scroll and reaching for sceptre held in talons of eagle, above to left, flying right. Weight about 21.0 g, diameter 33.2 mm.
obverse
Bust of Hadrian, radiate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III
reverse
Hadrian standing facing, head left, holding scroll and reaching for sceptre held in talons of eagle, above to left, flying right
PROVIDENTIA DEORVM
specimens (7)
British Museum
10.76g
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
28.95g
⌀35.0
BnF (National Library of France)
25.70g
⌀32.0
BnF (National Library of France)
24.68g
⌀34.0
BnF (National Library of France)
21.64g
⌀33.0
BnF (National Library of France)
22.91g
⌀32.0
British Museum
12.39g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 261 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.261), 119–120 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-261/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA