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Dupondius of Hadrian

Roman (Artist)
118 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, radiate, right; beaded border. Reverse: Fortuna, enthroned left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopia in left.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] IMP(erator) CAES(ar) TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG(ustus) [Translation] Imperator Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus [Inscription, Latin; reverse] PONT(ifex) MAX(imus) TR(ibuniciae) POT(estate) CO(n)S(ul) II; in exergue, FORT(una) RED(ux), S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] pontifex maximus, with tribunician power, Consul for the second time; Fortuna returning, by senatorial decree

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.77 cm); axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.628

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