1942.176.203: Sestertius of Hadrian
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1942.176.203
- 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/197809
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 24.02 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- 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
- 1942.176.203
- 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: Annona standing l., holding corn-ears in r. hand over modius at her feet on l.; holding cornucopiae in l. hand; behind her on r., prow of ship
Verification Level
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