Reverse: Emperor, in hunting costume, on horseback, spearing a lion
Obverse: Draped bust of Hadrian
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Uncertain |
| Material: | Silver |
| Denomination: | Medallion |
| Issuing Authority: | Hadrian |
| Actual Weight: | 26.13 g. |
| Die Axis: | 12 |
| Date: | ca. 131 AD - ca. 132 AD |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm. |
| Region: | Uncertain |
| Period: | Hadrianic |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, the emperor, wearing a hunter's cloak, rides to the right on a rearing horse. With a spear in his upraised right hand, he aims to kill a lion, running in profile to the right.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial silver medallion
Sources Used: Paul Strack, Untersuchungen zur römischen reichsprägung des zweiter jahrhunderts (Stuttgart 1931-37) 2.129, no. 4