RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 236, Sestertius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 119–120 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right. Reverse: hadrian seated left on platform, extending hand to woman, draped, standing right, sometimes with foot on platform step, holding one child and leading a second child. Weight about 25.9 g, diameter 33.8 mm.
obverse
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
reverse
Hadrian seated left on platform, extending hand to woman, draped, standing right, sometimes with foot on platform step, holding one child and leading a second child
PONT MAX TR POT COS III // LIBERTAS RESTITVTA (in exergue) // S C (in field)
specimens (11)
British Museum
28.42g
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
29.89g
⌀33.0
BnF (National Library of France)
28.59g
⌀35.0
BnF (National Library of France)
26.52g
⌀34.0
BnF (National Library of France)
27.27g
⌀34.0
BnF (National Library of France)
30.00g
⌀35.0
BnF (National Library of France)
26.38g
⌀34.0
BnF (National Library of France)
24.23g
⌀34.0
BnF (National Library of France)
20.65g
⌀34.0
British Museum
24.41g
6↕
British Museum
24.31g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 236 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.236), 119–120 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-236/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA