Roman Imperial coin – HCR22183

Obverse

Inscription:

HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P

Design:

Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right, viewed from rear

Reverse

Inscription:

[NIL]VS // S [C] (in exergue)

Design:

Nilus reclining right on sphinx, holding reed in right hand and cornucopiae being climbed by child in left; to right, another child holding a snake and a third child riding a hippo; behind, Egyptian standing amid reeds; in water below, crocodile

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 130 – 133

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

21.48

Axis

Diameter (mm)

31.9

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

20/8/1992

Source

C. L. Clay; A. G. Malloy (New York), May 1975

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1992.

Reference

RIC II.3 (second edition) : 1704

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.1704

Contributors to this coin record

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