Roman Imperial coin – HCR21988

Obverse

Inscription:

[I]MP C[AESA]R TRAIANVS HADR[IANVS AVG]

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

[P]ON[T] M[AX TR POT COS I]I // [L]IBERALITAS A[VG] (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)

23.86

Axis

Diameter (mm)

33.1

Acquisition method

loan

Acquisition date

18/10/1940

Source

Queen's College

Acquisition credit

Lent by The Queen's College, 1940.

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