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Object Type
Museum number: 1872,0709.607
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Laureate bust of Hadrian, cuirassed with aegis on his breastplate, facing right. (obverse); Hadrian, standing on the right on a low platform facing left, holding a sceptre in his left hand and raising his right hand, harranguing an officer and three soldiers: the officer (lictor?) faces left, the soldiers face right and the first holds a legionary eagle, the second holds a vexillum and shield and the third holds a standard. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 130-138
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 23.88 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian (1680, p. 500); Strack (Hadrian) / Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian (801); RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (922, p.460); RIC2.3 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. II - part 3 from AD 117-138 Hadrian (1941)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; military
Associated names
Associated places: Associated with: Spain
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1872
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1872,0709.607
C&M catalogue number: RE3 (500) (1680)
Conservation

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