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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 478

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 478, Dupondius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 121–121 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, radiate, draped, right, viewed from front. Reverse: pietas, veiled, standing right before altar, raising one hand and holding box of incense in the other hand. Weight about 12.8 g, diameter 26.5 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 478
reverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 478
mint Rome weight 12.81g (5)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀26.5 (3)
denomination Dupondius axis 6↕ (5)
material Orichalcum technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Hadrian, radiate, draped, right, viewed from front

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

Pietas, veiled, standing right before altar, raising one hand and holding box of incense in the other hand

PIETAS AVGVSTI // S C (in field or exergue)
specimens (2)
British Museum 13.51g 6↕
British Museum 13.74g 6↕

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 478 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.478), 121–121 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-478/ (accessed: 2026-09-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA