Roman Imperial coin – HCR22186

Obverse

Inscription:

HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

ADVENTVI AVG ALEXANDRIAE // S C (in exergue)

Design:

Hadrian, togate, standing right, raising right hand and holding scroll in left; facing him, Alexandria standing left, holding patera in extend right hand and situla in left; between them, altar with bull at the base

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)

22.61

Axis

Diameter (mm)

32.4

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

20/8/1992

Source

C. L. Clay; A. H. Baldwin & Sons, December 1968; Glendining, V. J. E. Ryan Sale 2458, 3/4/1952

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1992.

Reference

RIC II.3 (second edition) : 1727

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.1727

Contributors to this coin record

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