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ID number: BIRBI-R1163 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Hadrian; Rome Denomination: Sestertius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 128 - 132 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 3.35 Weight (g): 24.50 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 447. A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd, 1921. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Hadrian r., laureate. Reverse: S - C to l. and r. Hilaritas, draped, standing l., holding long palm upright in r. hand and cornucopiae in l.; at her feet, on l. a small naked boy standing, touching palm; on r. a small girl touching dress of Hilaritas.
Inscriptions: Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P (Hadrian Augustus, father of the fatherland). Reverse: HILA R ITAS P R; COS III in exergue (Joy for the Roman people; for the third time).
Bibliography: RIC II 1st ed. 970b
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