RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 997, Sestertius, Orichalcum, struck at Rome, 128–129 AD. Obverse: bust of hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from rear or side. Reverse: hadrian standing left, senator standing right, holding sceptre; between them, roma standing right, holding spear and drawing hadrian's hand toward the hand of the senator. Weight about 17.3 g, diameter 31.8 mm.
obverse
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from rear or side
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P
reverse
Hadrian standing left, Senator standing right, holding sceptre; between them, Roma standing right, holding spear and drawing Hadrian's hand toward the hand of the Senator
S C (in field) // COS III (in exergue)
specimens (4)
BnF (National Library of France)
11.04g
⌀31.0
BnF (National Library of France)
10.32g
⌀28.0
BnF (National Library of France)
22.79g
⌀33.0
BnF (National Library of France)
24.97g
⌀35.0
Cite this coin
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 997 (ric.2_3(2).hdn.997), 128–129 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-3-second-edition-hadrian-997/ (accessed: 2026-09-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA