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Sestertius with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 118
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 27.00 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.479
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian to right, drapery on left shoulder.
IMPCAESARTRAIANVS HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Roma seated, clasping right hand of emperor standing at right.
PONTMAXTRPOTCOSII; in ex.: ADVENTVSAVG; in field: S C
IMPCAESARTRAIANVS HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Roma seated, clasping right hand of emperor standing at right.
PONTMAXTRPOTCOSII; in ex.: ADVENTVSAVG; in field: S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: L. P. G. Messenger Collection; by 1951: with Glendining & Co. Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London (auction of the L. P. G. Messenger Collection, November 21, lot 146); probably by late 1951: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998