American Numismatic Society: Orichalcum Sestertius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 120

Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III - Bust of Hadrian, laureate, right

Reverse: LIBERALITAS AVG III S C - Hadrian, togate, seated left on platform, on right, extending right hand; behind, an officer standing left; in front, on his right, an attendant holding up tessera; at foot of platform, citizen standing right, holding out fold of toga in both hands

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 26.47
- Diameter (in mm): 34

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: AD 120 - AD 121
Denomination: Sestertius
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Orichalcum
Authority
- Authority: Hadrian
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Hadrian
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Portrait: Hadrian
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
- Deity: Liberalitas

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 420
Reference: BMC 1188

Administrative History

Identifier: 1944.100.45626
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Bequest of E.T. Newell

Subjects

Series: RIC.1.2

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Orichalcum Sestertius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 120 - AD 121 1944.100.45626

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Provenance

Subjects

Rights

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