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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 353

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 353, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 121–121 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from front. Reverse: genius of the circus, reclining left, head right, holding chariot wheel and placing other arm around three obelisks set on hippodrome spina. Weight about 7.1 g, diameter 18.0 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 353
obverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from front
reverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 353
reverse: Genius of the Circus, reclining left, head right, holding chariot wheel and placing other arm around three obelisks set on hippodrome spina
mint Rome weight 7.10g (1)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀18.0 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from front

IMP CAES HADRIANVS AVG COS III
reverse

Genius of the Circus, reclining left, head right, holding chariot wheel and placing other arm around three obelisks set on hippodrome spina

ANN DCCCLXXIIII NAT VRB P CIR CON
specimens (1)
British Museum 7.10g ⌀18.0 6↕

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 353 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.353), 121–121 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-353/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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