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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 590

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 590, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 121–123 AD. Obverse: head of hadrian, laureate, right. Reverse: river god (euphrates?) reclining left, holding rudder and resting hand on urn pouring forth water. Weight about 5.5 g, diameter 19.0 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 590
reverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 590
mint Rome weight 5.54g (5)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀19.0 (4)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Hadrian, laureate, right

IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
reverse

River god (Euphrates?) reclining left, holding rudder and resting hand on urn pouring forth water

P M TR P COS III
specimens (5)
British Museum 7.24g 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 6.95g ⌀19.0
BnF (National Library of France) 3.06g ⌀19.0
BnF (National Library of France) 7.32g ⌀19.0
BnF (National Library of France) 3.13g ⌀19.0

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 590 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.590), 121–123 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-590/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA