- Co 1017 (Early Roman sestertius of Hadrian from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 121
- Not before (date)
- 120
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC II.3^2 Hadrian 432-438
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aG/P+. Nicked edge; extensive, severe delamination in flakes has removed large areas of both faces. Small patches of light blue bronze disease especially on reverse.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 55, no. 701 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Sestertius
- Numismatic Authority
- Hadrian (117-138)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 33.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 19.35
- Obverse Description
- Laureate and draped bust of bearded emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- Illegible
- Obverse Inscription
- [IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIAN]VS AVG P M [TR P COS III]
- Reverse Description
- Draped female standing to left, holding cornucopia(?) in left arm and scales in extended right hand (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
- MO[NETA - AVGVST]I; in left and right fields, S – C
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1017 (Early Roman sestertius of Hadrian from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1017>
