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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: 22.95 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.708
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Hadrian, draped, right.
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Alexandria reclines left, left arm on basket of corn, holding corn ears and poppy in right hand, vine branch in left. Corn growing at left.
ALEXANDRIA in exergue: SC
HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse: Alexandria reclines left, left arm on basket of corn, holding corn ears and poppy in right hand, vine branch in left. Corn growing at left.
ALEXANDRIA in exergue: SC
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Spink & Son Ltd., 5, 6, & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1 (Spink & Son, Numismatic Circular, October 1968, no. 7113); purchased by MFA from Spink & Son Ltd., November 13, 1968