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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1710

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1710, Sestertius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 130–133 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, draped, left, viewed from rear or side. Reverse: nilus reclining left among playing children, holding cornucopia and reed; to left, hippopotamus, sometimes with child rider, and reeds; below, crocodile in water. Weight about 26.3 g, diameter 31.0 mm.
mint Rome weight 26.30g (1)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀31.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis ↕ (0)
material Orichalcum technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Hadrian, draped, left, viewed from rear or side

HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
reverse

Nilus reclining left among playing children, holding cornucopia and reed; to left, hippopotamus, sometimes with child rider, and reeds; below, crocodile in water

NILVS // S C (in exergue)
specimens (1)
BnF (National Library of France) 26.30g ⌀31.0

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1710 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.1710), 130–133 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-1710/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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