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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1908.1699 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name coin, Roman Imperial, RIC Vol II, p361/186, aureus, 125 AD = 128 AD, hadrian Description An aureus of the emperor Hadrian. It is an "Emperor riding" type.The object has been identified as part of the LGBT+ collections as it depicts the Roman emperor Hadrian. Hadrian married a woman, Vibia Sabina, for political reasons only and they never had any children. He openly went around with his lover Antinous, who he had met in Greece. Unfortunately, Antinous died in suspicious circumstances when the pair were touring Egypt. Hadrian was so distraught he turned Antinous into a god, setting up temples and shrines in his name across the Empire. Production place Rome, Italy Production period Roman Material metal Dimensions diameter: 20.00 mm weight: 6.94 g Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1908.1699
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

coin, Roman Imperial, RIC Vol II, p361/186, aureus, 125 AD = 128 AD, hadrian
Description

An aureus of the emperor Hadrian. It is an "Emperor riding" type.The object has been identified as part of the LGBT+ collections as it depicts the Roman emperor Hadrian. Hadrian married a woman, Vibia Sabina, for political reasons only and they never had any children. He openly went around with his lover Antinous, who he had met in Greece. Unfortunately, Antinous died in suspicious circumstances when the pair were touring Egypt. Hadrian was so distraught he turned Antinous into a god, setting up temples and shrines in his name across the Empire.
Production place

Rome, Italy
Production period

Roman
Material

metal
Dimensions
Location

In Store

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