Roman Sestertius Coins

Inv. No.: c092
Date: A.D. 118.
Weight: 20.80g
 
Obv.: Hadrian, laureate.
IMP.CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG.

Rev.: Roma, helmeted, seated on cuirass, holding spear in left hand, clasping right hands with Hadrian, standing, clad in toga.
PONT.MAX.TR.POT.COS.II S.C.ADVENTVS AVG.

The obverse legend emphasises Hadrian relationship to Trajan. The reverse depicts Hadrian return to Rome after spending the whole of A.D. 117 in the East.

Comparanda:
RIC, Trajan 547.