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Sestertius with bust of Sabina, struck under Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 128–132
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 26.93 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the Name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1982.603
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Sabina, diademed and draped, right, hair falling in plait on her neck.
SABINAAVGVSTA HADRIANIAVGPP
Reverse: Concordia enthroned left, patera in right hand, resting left arm on stauette of Spes.
CONCOR DIAAVG in ex.: SC
SABINAAVGVSTA HADRIANIAVGPP
Reverse: Concordia enthroned left, patera in right hand, resting left arm on stauette of Spes.
CONCOR DIAAVG in ex.: SC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Neligan Collection (Glendining auction, 1903, lot 150); by date unknown: Henry Platt Hall Collection; by 1950: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London W 1 (auction of the Hall Collection, part II, November 16-17, 20-21, 1950, lot 1411, partial); by date unknown in the 1950s: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift to MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule, November 17, 1982