Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-5519
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.895
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Nerva–Antonine Dynasty (96–192 AD)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Hadrian (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
[P]AX AV[G], S.C., and HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
134-138 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 32.5 millimeters and weight 22.32 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 2 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 3 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 4 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 5 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 6 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 7 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 8 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 9 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 10 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 11 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 12 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 13 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.Hearst Museum object 14 of 14 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-5519, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 22.32 grams, 32.5 mm. Hadrian. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, bust r. laureate, draped. Reverse: [P]AX AV[G], Plenty {Appears to be Ops, 10/5/2017} l., cornucopia in left, stalks of grain in right. In exergue: S C.

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