Roman Imperial coin – HCR22245

Obverse

Inscription:

L AELIVS CAESAR

Design:

Head of Lucius Aelius Caesar, bareheaded, right

Reverse

Inscription:

TR P[OT CO]S II // S C (in exergue)

Design:

Fortuna, draped, standing right, holding rudder on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left; facing her, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Nerva-Antonine

Reign

Hadrian

Person

Lucius Aelius

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 137

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

21.8

Axis

Diameter (mm)

29.8

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1940

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, 1940.

Reference

RIC II (first edition) : 1054a

Reference

RIC II.3 (second edition) : 2683

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.2683

Contributors to this coin record

mspencer-brown, mmaliczowski