Orichalcum Sestertius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 125 - AD 127 1957.172.1689

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1957.172.1689

Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS - Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Reverse: COS III S C - Neptune, naked except for cloak over left thigh, standing left, right knee bent with right foot on prow, holding acrostolium in right hand and trident in left

Physical Description

Axis: 5
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 25.92
- Diameter (in mm): 32

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date Range: AD 125 - AD 127
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
- Deity: Neptune

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 811
Reference: BMC 1291

Administrative History

Identifier: 1957.172.1689
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society

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 125 - AD 127 1957.172.1689

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Subjects

Rights

Map