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Sestertius with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 121–122
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 26.90 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.294
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian to right, laureate, draped and cuirassed.
IMPCAESARTRAIAN HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Figure of Spes, of archaistic style, walking to left, holding a flower in her right hand, and a corner of her garment in her left.
PMTRP COSIII in field: S C
IMPCAESARTRAIAN HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Figure of Spes, of archaistic style, walking to left, holding a flower in her right hand, and a corner of her garment in her left.
PMTRP COSIII in field: S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 1900