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| Aureus Hadrian Oriens |
ANCIENT - ROMAN EMPIRE (1st CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) ROMAN EMPIRE Hadrian, AD 117-138
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AV Aureus Aureus 117 Oriens RIC 50 rv bust of Sol
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NGC Ch VF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5
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Obverse
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, cuirassed, right, viewed from front.
Lettering: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA PARTH F
Translation:
Imperator, Caesar, Traianus Hadriano Augustus, Divi Traiani Parthici Filius.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), son of divine Trajan, conqueror of the Parthians.
Reverse
Bust of Sol, radiate, draped, right.
Lettering:
DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS
ORIENS
Translation:
Divi Nervae Nepos, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul. Concordia. Oriens.
Grand-son of the divine Nerva, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul. The rising sun.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy
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