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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.202
People
Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Hadrian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
119-138 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196898

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
24.98 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [HADRIANVS] AVGVSTVS
  • inscription: reverse: FELICITATE AVG above, around edge
    SC l. and r. in field
    COS III PP in exergue

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.202
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Bust, laureate, draped, r.
reverse: Galley l. over waves, w/ steersman and six rowers; at stern, acrostolium, standard and vexillum, arch over steersman; at prow, mast and sail

Verification Level

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