LaZooRo: Roman Empire - AE Sestertius of Hadrian (117-138 AD), galley
Mint Year: 132/5 AD
Mint City: Rome
Description: AE Sestertius
Reference: RIC II 706 var.
The ruler: Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus
Weight: 20.57 g
Diameter: 31,2 mm
Material: Brass
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery.
Legend: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Rev: FELICITATI AVG above, COS III P P in exergue, S C across field, galley rowed left by five oarsmen: at the bow a mast raking forward with flag and sails attached, at the stern is a hortator and an arched cabin under a curved aplustre.
Legend: FELICITATI AVG / S-C // COS III P P
This coin is being sold with a lifetime warranty of authenticity by LaZooRo Coins (since 2003), long time member of J.V.V. Numismatic Association Trieste, Italy & NDS Numismatic Association Ljubljana, Slovenia (2005).
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