Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Sestertius - Hadrian EXERCITVS DACICVS S C
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
|---|---|
| Year | 130-133 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed curly hair characteristic of his portraiture. The emperor's muscular neck and paludamentum (military cloak) are visible at the truncation, with drapery folds executed in the naturalistic Hadrianic style. The circumferential Latin legend encircles the effigy, divided across both sides of the field. The portrait displays the characteristic short beard and strong facial features associated with Hadrian's mature coinage of the early 130s AD. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The Emperor Hadrian is depicted on horseback moving to the right, his right hand raised in an adlocutio gesture addressing the troops before him. Three soldiers stand facing him, each bearing a military standard, rendered in a compact compositional grouping that emphasizes the ceremonial nature of the military review. The scene commemorates Hadrian's celebrated visit to the Dacian army, reflecting his well-documented tours of provincial legions. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears prominently in the field, flanking the reverse legend. The composition is executed in the bold, somewhat flat relief typical of Hadrianic orichalcum sestertii struck at the Rome mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |