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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 474

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 474, Sestertius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 121–121 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from rear or side. Reverse: pietas, veiled, standing right before altar, raising one hand and holding box of incense in the other hand. Weight about 14.9 g, diameter 19.0 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 474
reverse RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 474
mint Rome weight 14.93g (3)
ruler Hadrian diameter ⌀19.0 (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 and cuirassed, right, viewed from rear or side

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 (3)
British Museum 11.08g 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 7.19g ⌀19.0
British Museum 26.52g 6↕

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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 474 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.474), 121–121 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-474/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA