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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1784

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1784, Sestertius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 130–133 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, laureate, draped, right, viewed from rear or side. Reverse: hadrian, standing right, raising hand and holding scroll; facing him, mauretania, sometimes wearing elephant scalp, standing left, holding patera and vexillum; between them, altar, usually with bull at the base. Weight about 24.1 g, diameter 30.2 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1784
obverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right, viewed from rear or side
reverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1784
reverse: Hadrian, standing right, raising hand and holding scroll; facing him, Mauretania, sometimes wearing elephant scalp, standing left, holding patera and vexillum; between them, altar, usually with bull at the base
mint Rome weight 24.14g (3)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀30.2 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (3)
material Orichalcum technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right, viewed from rear or side

HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
reverse

Hadrian, standing right, raising hand and holding scroll; facing him, Mauretania, sometimes wearing elephant scalp, standing left, holding patera and vexillum; between them, altar, usually with bull at the base

ADVENTVS AVG MAVRETANIAE // S C (in exergue)
specimens (2)
British Museum 24.04g 6↕
British Museum 24.37g 6↕

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1784 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.1784), 130–133 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-1784/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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