Roman Imperial coin – HCR22093

Obverse

Inscription:

[HADRI]ANVS AVGV[STVS]

Design:

Head of Hadrian, laureate, traces of drapery on far shoulder, right

Reverse

Inscription:

CO[S III] // LIBERALITAS / AVG IIII (in exergue) // [S C] (in field)

Design:

Hadrian, togate, seated left on platform, extending right hand towards citizen below, advancing right, holding out fold of toga; between, Liberalitas standing left, emptying cornucopia held in both hands

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 125 – 127

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

24.43

Axis

Diameter (mm)

33.3

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

18/5/1960

Source

E. H. North

Acquisition credit

Presented by E. H. North, 1960.

Reference

RIC II (first edition) : 648d

Reference

RIC II.3 (second edition) : 822

Note:

A2 portrait (drapery visible over left shoulder)

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.822

Contributors to this coin record

friday-volunteer, mspencer-brown