Coin, 1 dupondius

Description

Orichalcum dupondius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 117 - 138

Museum reference

H.C14809

Collection

Coins, Medals and Tokens

Object name

Coin, 1 dupondius

Production information

Rome, Lazio, Italy, Southern Europe

Date

117 - 138

Materials

Orichalcum

Physical description

Orichalcum; dark green patina; slight accretion; very worn

Associations

Hadrian
Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Roman Empire

Exhibitions

• Scotland's Early Silver (13 Oct 2017 - 25 Feb 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Curle, J. (1911); "A Roman Frontier Post and its People", pp 385 - 415, no 231