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Sestertius - Hadrian ADVENTVI AVG AFRICAE S C, Africa

Issuer Roman Imperial Mint
Year 130-133
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Diameter 32.5 mm
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse description Adventus scene depicting Emperor Hadrian standing right, his right hand raised in salutation and his left hand holding a volumen (scroll); facing him is the personification of Africa, standing left, wearing a distinctive elephant-scalp headdress, and holding a patera in her right hand and corn ears in her left. Between the two figures stands an altar, with a bull typically positioned at its base. The composition celebrates Hadrian's imperial visit to the province of Africa, rendered within a beaded border with the legend divided across the field and exergue.
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Reverse lettering ADVENTVI AVG AFRICAE S C
(Translation: Adventui Augusti Africae. Senatus Consultum. Adventus (Roman welcoming ceremony) of the emperor (Augustus) to Africa. Decree of the senate.)
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