2005.115.154: Sestertius of Hadrian in the name of L. Aelius, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2005.115.154

People

Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
In the name of L. Aelius Verus Caesar, Roman

Title

Sestertius of Hadrian in the name of L. Aelius, Rome

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

137 CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)

Period

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Culture

Roman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/20307

Physical Descriptions

Medium

bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

7.69 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

sestertius

Date on Object

COS II

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: AELIVS CAESAR
• Reverse Inscription: TR POT COS II; S C

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RIC Hadrian 1055

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund

Accession Year

2005

Object Number

2005.115.154

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Bare bust of Lucius Aelius r.; around, AELIVS CAESAR.
Rev.: Spes walking l., holding flower in r. hand and holding up skirt with l. hand; around, TR POT [COS II]; in field, S C.

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