Sestertius - Hadrian COS III; Hercules
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) (117-138)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 124-127 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Orichalcum |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Diameter | 32.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 257211 |
| References | RIC II.3# 2830 Richard Anthony Abdy, Peter Franz Mittag; 2019. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2.3. Hadrian (AD 117–138) (1926 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Hadrian, laureate, traces of drapery on far shoulder, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Translation:
Hadrianus Augustus.
Hadrian, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Hercules standing right, resting on club and holing uprooted tree.
Script: Latin
Lettering: COS III
Translation:
Consul Tertium.
Consul for the third time.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (124-127) | |||||||||||||||
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