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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 279

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 279, Dupondius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 119–120 AD. Obverse: head of hadrian, radiate, left. Reverse: virtus standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium. Weight about 1.7 g, diameter 17.0 mm.
mint Rome weight 1.67g (1)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀17.0 (1)
denomination Dupondius axis 6↕ (1)
material Orichalcum technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Hadrian, radiate, left

IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III
reverse

Virtus standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium

VIRTVTI AVGVSTI // S C (in field)
specimens (1)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.67g ⌀17.0 6↕

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 279 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.279), 119–120 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-279/ (accessed: 2026-09-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA