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Sestertius with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 134–138
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 21.90 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.449
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right.
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Nile, reclining right, holds in left hand cornucopia and is flanked each side by infant. At right, hippopotamus stands left. Reeds behind. Crocodile below.
NILVS (above) SC (in exergue)
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Nile, reclining right, holds in left hand cornucopia and is flanked each side by infant. At right, hippopotamus stands left. Reeds behind. Crocodile below.
NILVS (above) SC (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 1965: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 1-11 John Adam Street, The Adelphi, London, W.C. 2; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., April 14, 1965