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ID number: BIRBI-R1152 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: 125 - 128 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 3.30 Weight (g): 26.17 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 255. C. T. Seltman, 1919. |

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Description: Obverse: Bust of Hadrian r., laureate, draped on l. shoulder. Reverse: Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victoria and cornucopiae; behind, a shield.
Inscriptions: Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS (Hadrian Augustus). Reverse: COS III; S C in exergue (Consul for the third time; by order of the Senate).
Bibliography: RIC II 1st ed. 636d
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