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Sestertius with bust of Hadrian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 132–134
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 26.53 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1985.234
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (last two A's written without crossbars)
Reverse: Galley with six rowers and a steersman, on prow Triton blowing horn, legionary eagle and standard in stern.
FELICITATIAVG (above, first A written without crossbars)
below: COSIIIPP in field: S C
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (last two A's written without crossbars)
Reverse: Galley with six rowers and a steersman, on prow Triton blowing horn, legionary eagle and standard in stern.
FELICITATIAVG (above, first A written without crossbars)
below: COSIIIPP in field: S C
ProvenanceBy 1985: with Frank Sternberg, Bahnhofstrasse 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland (Sternberg auction 15, Hotel Bellerive au Lac, Zurich, April 11-12, 1985, lot 396); bid on behalf of MFA at the Sternberg auction by Dennis P. Devine; purchased by MFA from Frank Sternberg and Dennis P. Devine, May 22, 1985