Sestertius - Hadrian RELIQVA VETERA HS NOVIES MILL ABOLITA S C

€254,826.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year119-120
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionOrichalcum
Weight25 g
Dimensions32.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.3#262, OCRE#ric.2_3(2).hdn.262
Obverse descriptionBust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Trajan Hadrian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionLictor standing left, torching heap of bonds and holding fasces.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringRELIQVA VETERA HS NOVIES MILL ABOLITA S C
(Translation: Reliqua Vetera Sestertii Novies Mill Abolita. Senatus Consultum. Old receipts [in the amount] of nine times one thousand (Mill) hundered thousand sestertii (HS) cancelled (nine hundred million sestertii). Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (119-120)  - -
Catalog ID2180800310
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