Sestertius - Hadrian FELICITATI AVG COS III P P S C

€255,787.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year129-130
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionOrichalcum
Weight24.8 g
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.3#1285, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.1285
Obverse descriptionHead of Hadrian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringHADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
(Translation: Hadrianus Augustus. Hadrian, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionShip, left; Minerva Promachus, Triton, or Pegasus as figurehead.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFELICITATI AVG COS III P P S C
(Translation: Felicitati Augusti, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. To the good fortune of the emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (129-130)  - -
Catalog ID2267384020
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