1942.176.195: Sestertius of Hadrian
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1942.176.195
- People
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Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
- Title
- Sestertius of Hadrian
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 118 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/196938
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 21.34 g
- Die Axis
- 7
- Denomination
- sestertius
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
- 1942.176.195
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Bust, laureate, r., with drapery on l. shoulder.
Reverse: Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated r. on cuirass and shield, holding spear vertically in l. hand and clasping r. hands with Hadrian, who stands l., facing her, togate, l. hand at side.
Verification Level
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