RB72511. Bronze sestertius, RIC II 888 (S), Hunter II 576, Cohen II 46, BMCRE III 1651, SRCV II 3565, aF, porous, areas of corrosion on reverse, Rome mint, weight 22.997g, maximum diameter 32.9mm, die axis 0
o, 131 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse ADVENTVI AVG ITALIAE, Hadrian standing right, his right hand raised, facing and greeting Italia standing left, sacrificing from patera in right over altar between them and holding cornucopia in left hand, sacrificial calf at her feet behind altar, S C (
senatus consulto) in exergue; ex Morton & Eden auction 59 (13 - 14 Nov 2012), part of lot 957; ex Kenneth Edwin Day Collection;
scarce;
SOLD