RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 988, Sestertius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 128–129 AD. Obverse: head of hadrian, laureate, right. Reverse: hilaritas, rarely naked to waist, standing left, holding palm and cornucopia; flanking her, male and female children grasping her palm and dress respectively. Weight about 23.2 g, diameter 23.9 mm.
obverse
Head of Hadrian, laureate, right
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P
reverse
Hilaritas, rarely naked to waist, standing left, holding palm and cornucopia; flanking her, male and female children grasping her palm and dress respectively
HILARITAS P R // COS III (in exergue) // S C (in field)
specimens (8)
British Museum
23.43g
6↕
British Museum
22.39g
⌀36.0
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
23.32g
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
KENOM — Freiberg
24.56g
6↕
British Museum
25.23g
6↕
British Museum
24.91g
6↕
British Museum
27.90g
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 988 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.988), 128–129 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-988/ (accessed: 2026-08-27). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA