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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 472

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 472, Sestertius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 121–121 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, laureate, draped, right, viewed from front. Reverse: pietas, veiled, standing right before altar, raising one hand and holding box of incense in the other hand. Weight about 23.2 g, diameter 30.6 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 472
reverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 472
mint Rome weight 23.18g (5)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀30.6 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (4)
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 TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III
reverse

Pietas, veiled, standing right before altar, raising one hand and holding box of incense in the other hand

PIETAS AVGVSTI // S C (in field or exergue)
specimens (4)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 14.90g ⌀27.5 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 23.53g ⌀32.0
British Museum 26.13g 6↕
British Museum 26.33g 6↕

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 472 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.472), 121–121 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-472/ (accessed: 2026-08-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA