RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 100

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 117

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Sestertius in orichalcum struck at Rome under Hadrian, AD 117, catalogued as RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 100. Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right. Reverse: Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Orichalcum
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint: Rome
Issuing authority: Hadrian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right
Reverse type: Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Obverse legend: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
Reverse legend: PONT MAX TR POT COS DES II // FORT RED / SC (in exergue)

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_3(2).hdn.100
Catalogue reference: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 100
Type corpus identifier: ric.2_3(2).hdn.100

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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