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Hadrian Aeternitas Coin Type: Silver denarius of Hadrian, 117-138 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 119-122 CE
Size and Weight: 18mm x 21mm, 3.4g
Obverse: Laureate bust right, aegis on far shoulder.
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
Reverse: Aeternitas standing facing, head left, head of Sol in right hand, head of Luna in left hand, both held at head height and facing inwards, so that Aeternitas is eye to eye with the head of Sol.
P M TR P COS III
Ref: RIC II 81
Provenance: John Jencek (Vcoins), November 2005
BW Ref: 013 028 066
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