RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1610
Denomination: sestertius
Material: orichalcum
Authority: hadrian
Mint: rome
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0130 to 0133
Obverse legend: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, draped, right, viewed from rear or side
Obverse portrait: hadrian
Reverse legend: AFRICA // S C (in exergue)
Reverse: Africa, wearing elephant scalp, reclining left, holding scorpion; usually to left, basket of corn or fruits
Reverse portrait: africa_personification