RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 665
Denomination: sestertius
Material: orichalcum
Authority: hadrian
Mint: rome
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0121 to 0123
Obverse legend: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right
Obverse portrait: hadrian
Reverse legend: P M TR P COS III // S C (in field)
Reverse: Minerva standing left, placing incense in candelabrum and holding vertical spear; on ground to right, shield containing snake; to left, candelabrum
Reverse portrait: minerva