Description
Collection Number: WC 2257
Object Number:
Dates: 126 - 127
Denomination: Sestertius
Dimensions: 31.86mm
Weight: 26.94g
Authority: Hadrian
Languages: Latin
Obverse Type: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; Laureate bust with bare chest with traces of drapery visible on far shoulder, sometimes with balteus strap
OCRE: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; Bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right
Obverse Legend:
HADRIANVS - AVGVSTVS
Obverse Inscription Languages: Latin
Obverse Mintmarks:
N/A
Obverse Inscription Comment: N/A
Reverse Type: COS III; S C in exergue; Roma seated left on cuirass and shield, with foot sometimes on a helmet (alternatively helmet under shield), holding Victory and cornucopia
OCRE: COS III // S C (in exergue); Roma seated left on cuirass and shield, sometimes resting foot on helmet or shield, holding Victory and cornucopia
Reverse Legend:
COS - III
Reverse Inscription Languages: Latin
Reverse Mintmarks:
S C
Reverse Inscription Comments: N/A
Bibliography
RIC II.3, p. 134 n. 870, pl. 91
Wulfing III p. 64 n. 932, Plate XXXVI
BMC p. 431 n. 1294, Plate --
OCRE: http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.870-873,875