Reign: Emperor, A.D. 117-138.Denomination: Æ Sestertius.Diameter: 33 mm.
Weight: 27.38 grams.
Mint: Rome, c. A.D. 120-122.Obverse: Laureate heroic bust right, slight drapery.Reverse: Hadrian, togate, standing facing, head left, holding volumen and extending hand to receive scepter from eagle on left, flying right.
Reference: RIC 589b.
Comment: This interesting reverse type is meant to emphasize the legitimacy of Hadrian's rule, with Jupiter's symbol, the eagle, bestowing on the emperor a scepter.
Note: Smoothing.
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