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Sestertius with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 134–138
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 23.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.480
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian to right.
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left.
IOVI CVSTODI; in ex.: SC
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left.
IOVI CVSTODI; in ex.: SC
ProvenanceBy date unknown: V. J. E. Ryan Collection; by 1952: with Glendining & Co. Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London (auction 5 of the V. J. E. Ryan Collection, April 2-3, lot 2535, partial); by 1953: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London; March 14, 1953: purchased by Cornelius C. Vermeule III from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd.; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998