Co 1017 (Early Roman sestertius of Hadrian from Rome) [permalink]
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
Contributor Notes
2017 (May 29): R. Weir studied, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR identified coin after consultation with Alan Walker.
Preservation description
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]ṾṢ ẠṾG̣ P̣ Ṃ [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
ṂO[NETA - AVGVST]I ; in left and right fields, S – C
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph