Cistophorus of Hadrian, Emperor of Rome from Miletus Artist: Unknown
Mint: Miletus (Ionia)
Ruler: Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 76–138, ruled 117–38

129

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

silver

Dimensions

10.80 g, 12:00, 28.9 mm

Credit Line

Promised gift of Ben Lee Damsky

Loan number

ILE2013.17.139

Geography

Made in Miletus, Ionia

Culture

Roman

Period

2nd century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Bare head right HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Tetrastyle temple on podium of three steps. Within, cult image of Apollo Didymeus, standing facing, nude, posed in archaic stiffness, wearing a wreath and holding a small stag in his outstretched right hand and a bow in his left. The Corinthian columns are fluted and a circle or wreath is centered in the pediment. COS III
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

cistophori, coins, money

Technical metadata and APIs

IIIF

Open in Mirador

View IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more

Linked Art

API response for this object

Linked Art is a Community working together to create a shared Model based on Linked Open Data to describe Art.