Sestertius - Hadrian PONT MAX TR POT COS DES III ANNONA AVG S C; Annona
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) (117-138)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 117 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Orichalcum |
| Weight | 26.7 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 254751 |
| References | RIC II.3# 178 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
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus.
Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Trajan Hadrian, emperor.
Reverse
Annona standing left, holding corn ears and cornucopia; at feet to left, modius, corn ears, and poppy; behind right, prow of ship.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PONT MAX TR POT COS DES III
ANNONA AVG
S C
Unabridged legend: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul. Designatus Tertium. Annona Augusti. Senatus Consultum.
Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul, elect for the third time. Imperial grain supply. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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