RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1696-1698

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Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date Range: AD 130 - AD 133
  • Denomination: Sestertius
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Orichalcum

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
    • Portrait: Hadrian
      • Type: Head of Hadrian, right | Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right, viewed from rear or side | Bust of Hadrian, draped, right, viewed from rear or side

    • Reverse

      • Legend: NILVS // S C (in exergue)
      • Type: Nilus reclining right, holding reed and cornucopia; to right, hippopotamus; below, crocodile in water
      • Deity: Nilus

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    Subtypes

    RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1696

      Typological Description

      • Obverse

        • Legend: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
        • Type: Head of Hadrian, right
        • Portrait: Hadrian

        • Reverse

          • Legend: NILVS // S C (in exergue)
          • Type: Nilus reclining right, holding reed and cornucopia; to right, hippopotamus; below, crocodile in water
          • Deity: Nilus

        References

        • Reference: RIC II Hadrian 861a

      RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1697

        Typological Description

        • Obverse

          • Legend: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
          • Type: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right, viewed from rear or side
          • Portrait: Hadrian

          • Reverse

            • Legend: NILVS // S C (in exergue)
            • Type: Nilus reclining right, holding reed and cornucopia; to right, hippopotamus; below, crocodile in water
            • Deity: Nilus

          References

          • Reference: RIC II Hadrian 861f

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        Bronze Sestertius of Hadrian, Rome, AD 134 - AD 138 1944.100.47458
        Collection
        American Numismatic Society
        Axis
        6
        Diameter
        30.0
        Weight
        27.84
        Hadrianus 134–138 n. Chr.
        Collection
        Münzkabinett Wien
        Axis
        12
        Diameter
        32
        Weight
        26.08

        RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1698

          Typological Description

          • Obverse

            • Legend: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
            • Type: Bust of Hadrian, draped, right, viewed from rear or side
            • Portrait: Hadrian

            • Reverse

              • Legend: NILVS // S C (in exergue)
              • Type: Nilus reclining right, holding reed and cornucopia; to right, hippopotamus; below, crocodile in water
              • Deity: Nilus

            References

            • Reference: RIC II Hadrian 861c

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          Hadrianus 134–138 n. Chr.
          Collection
          Münzkabinett Wien
          Axis
          1
          Diameter
          31
          Weight
          22.51