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Sestertius with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 119
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 26.91 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.513
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian right, drapery on left shoulder.
IMPCAESARTRAIANVS HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Hadrian enthroned on platform, greeting woman holding small child
with another at her feet.
PONTMAXTRP OTCOSIII in field: S C
in ex.: LIBERTASRES/TITVTA
IMPCAESARTRAIANVS HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Hadrian enthroned on platform, greeting woman holding small child
with another at her feet.
PONTMAXTRP OTCOSIII in field: S C
in ex.: LIBERTASRES/TITVTA
ProvenanceBy 1999: with Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., P.O. Box 479, Lancaster, Pa. 17608-0479 (Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., Mail Bid Sale 51, September 15, 1999, lot 1299); purchased by MFA at Mail Bid Sale 51 and accessioned December 15, 1999