Roman Imperial coin – HCR22019

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III

Design:

Head of Hadrian, laureate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

LIBERALITAS AVG III // S C (in exergue)

Design:

Hadrian, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, extending right hand toward citizen who is mounting steps up to platform, holding out fold of toga; behind, Liberalitas standing facing, head sometimes left, holding coin scoop; to right, attendant standing left

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 120 – 121

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

28.35

Axis

Diameter (mm)

32.9

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

L. A. Lawrence Collection

Acquisition date

19/1/1951

Source

Glendining, Lawrence sale II 1094

Source of funds

Evans Fund Capital

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1951.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP); Purchased with thirty-nine others

Reference

RIC II (first edition) : 582a

Reference

RIC II.3 (second edition) : 420

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.420

Contributors to this coin record

friday-volunteer, mspencer-brown, cgallacher