American Numismatic Society: Orichalcum Sestertius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 130

Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P - Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right

Reverse: ADVENTVI AVG BITHYNIAE S C - Hadrian, togate, on left, standing right, holding roll in left hand and raising right to Bythnia, head towered, standing left, facing him, on right, sacrificing over altar in center with right hand and holding rudder upright in left; bull next to altar

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 21.54
- Diameter (in mm): 31

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: AD 130 - AD 133
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: Bithynia

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1740
Reference: BMC 1639

Administrative History

Identifier: 1944.100.47423
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 130 - AD 133 1944.100.47423

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Provenance

Subjects

Rights

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