Orichalcum Sestertius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 130 - AD 133 1987.17.4

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1987.17.4

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

Reverse: AFRICA S C - Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, reclining left, resting left arm on rock, holding scorpion in right hand and cornucopiae in left; basket of corn-ears front

Physical Description

Axis: 1
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 24.29
- Diameter (in mm): 33

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
- Deity: Africa

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1610
Reference: BMC 1707

Administrative History

Identifier: 1987.17.4
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 130 - AD 133 1987.17.4

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Subjects

Rights

Map