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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 408

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 408, Sestertius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 121–121 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, laureate, draped, right, viewed from front. Reverse: genius of the circus, reclining left, head turned back, holding chariot wheel and placing other arm around three obelisks set on hippodrome spina. Weight about 23.7 g, diameter 33.7 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 408
obverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right, viewed from front
reverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 408
reverse: Genius of the Circus, reclining left, head turned back, holding chariot wheel and placing other arm around three obelisks set on hippodrome spina
mint Rome weight 23.67g (2)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀33.7 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
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 front

IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III
reverse

Genius of the Circus, reclining left, head turned back, holding chariot wheel and placing other arm around three obelisks set on hippodrome spina

ANN DCCCLXXIIII NAT VRB P CIR CON // S C (in exergue)
specimens (1)
British Museum 23.11g 6↕

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 408 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.408), 121–121 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-408/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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