Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian

Art Institute of Chicago

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian

Roman, minted in Rome

Date
134-138
Medium
Silver
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin portrays the emperor Hadrian, facing right. On the back, a measuring unit called a Modius is shown filled with grain.

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