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Object Type
Museum number: R.9340
Denomination: sestertius
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Laureate bust of Hadrian with drapery on his left shoulder, facing right, seen from the back. (obverse); Libertas, draped, seated facing left on a throne, holding a branch in her right hand, which rests on her lap, and a vertical sceptre in her left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 119-123
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 30.57 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE3 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.III: Nerva to Hadrian (1191, p. 415); Strack (Hadrian) / Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian (549); RIC2 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 2: Vespasian to Hadrian (583b, p.414); RIC2.3 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. II - part 3 from AD 117-138 Hadrian (423)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Hadrian; Representation of: Libertas
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: R.9340
C&M catalogue number: RE3 (415) (1191)

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