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Aureus with bust of Sabina, struck under Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 128–136
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 5.35 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.789
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Sabina, diademed and draped, right.
SABINA AVGVSTA
Reverse: Vesta enthroned left, scepter in left hand, Palladium on extended right hand.
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SABINA AVGVSTA
Reverse: Vesta enthroned left, scepter in left hand, Palladium on extended right hand.
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, June 11, 1975, as Apparatus (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, March 10, 1976)