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Sestertius with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 121–122
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34 mm. Weight: 24.35 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.257
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian, draped and cuirassed, laureate, right.
IMPCAESARTRAIAN HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Spes (Hope) walking left holding flower in right hand and garment in left.
PMTRP COSIIISC
IMPCAESARTRAIAN HADRIANVSAVG
Reverse: Spes (Hope) walking left holding flower in right hand and garment in left.
PMTRP COSIIISC
ProvenanceBy 1922: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 2, Les Galeries Fischer, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 12-14, 1922, lot 743); by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; anonymous gift to MFA, April 4, 1935