Denarius of Hadrian, "PONTIFEX MAXIMUS"
Hadrian
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
119-122
Silver
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 3/4 in. (18.4 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29325
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, facing right, bearded, laureate, drapery over the left shoulder. Border of dots. Legend: IMP(erator) CAESAR TRAIAN(us) HADRIANVS AVG(ustus) (Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus) clockwise from six o’clock. Reverse: A winged victory, draped, moving right, holding a trophy in front of her with both hands. The trophy consists of a helmet, hexagonal shield, circular shield, and cuirass. Legend: P(ontifex) M(aximus) TR(ibunicia) P(otestas) CO(n)S(ul) III (Pontifex Maximus, endowed with power of the Tribune, consul for the third time) clockwise from seven o’clock.
Course History
CLST 18, HIST 94.6, History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2012
CLST 6, Introduction to Classical Archaeology, Roger Ulrich, Fall 2012
CLST 6, Introduction to Classical Archaeology, Roger Ulrich, Fall 2014
LAT 3.01, Intermediate Latin, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2020
LAT 3.02, Intermediate Latin, Simone Oppen, Winter 2020
LAT 3.03, Intermediate Latin, Roger Ulrich, Winter 2020
LAT 3.04, Intermediate Latin, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2020
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2022
LAT 2.02, Introductory Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2022
LAT 2.03, Introductory Latin II, Simone Oppen, Winter 2022
LAT 2.02, Introductory Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2022
LAT 2.03, Introductory Latin II, Simone Oppen, Winter 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2022
Latin 2.03, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.04, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.04, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Spring 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Spring 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2023
Exhibition History
Investigations into the Ancient Mediterranean, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Yale University Collection-Sharing Initiative, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 5-June 24, 2012.
Publication History
IMPERIUM ROMANUM IN NUMMIS, The Roman Empire in and on Its Coinage, a booklet with entries created by Dartmouth students and Professor Roberta Stewart, Spring 2012, no. 13, Morgan Sutherland, Class of 2014.
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
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