12700

Creator

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Period

Roman Empire

Ruler

Hadrian (117-138 AD)

Mint

Aelia Capitolina

Province or Region

Judaea

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

27

Weight

16.44g

Obverse Description

Head of Hadrian right, laureate, draped. IMP CAES TRAI HADRIANO AVG P P

Reverse Description

Temple enclosing Capitoline Triad: Minerva stands with spear; Jupiter sits left; June stands with sceptre. COL AEL KAP

Comments

Hadrian rebuilt, paganized, and renamed Jerusalem. This coin commenorates that event. This temple may have stood on the site of Herod's temple.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Digital Collection

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land

Credit Line

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives