Sestertius - Hadrian

€257,242.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year130-138
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionOrichalcum
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II.3#2911, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.2911
Obverse descriptionHead of Hadrian, right.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringHADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
(Translation: Hadrian, emperor, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionHadrian standing left, holding scroll and clasping hands with Roma, standing right, holding spear; behind Hadrian, captive or Venus (?), naked to waist; in foreground, Tellus reclining right, holding vine and cornucopia, and Oceanus reclining left, holding dolphin.
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MintageND (130-138)  - -
Catalog ID4511476450
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