Roman Imperial coin – HCR21986

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP CA[E]S[AR TR]AIANVS HAD[RIANVS AVG]

Design:

Bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder, right

Reverse

Inscription:

[PONT MAX] TR [POT COS II] // [LIB]ERALITAS AV[G] (in exergue) // S C (in exergue)

Design:

Hadrian, togate, seated left on curule on platform on right, extending right hand; in front of him, attendant, seated right, giving something to a citizen, who is mounting steps up to platform; in background, Liberalitas standing left holding tessera in raised right hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Nerva-Antonine

Reign

Hadrian

Person

Hadrian, AD 117 – 138 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 118

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

24.64

Axis

Diameter (mm)

34.5

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

Ashmole Cat. II p.93v

Acquisition date

1699

Source

Timothy Nourse

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Timothy Nourse, 1699.

Reference

RIC II (first edition) : 552

Reference

RIC II.3 (second edition) : 163

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.163

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher, mspencer-brown