RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 158
Denomination: sestertius
Material: orichalcum
Authority: hadrian
Mint: rome
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0118 to 0118
Obverse legend: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right
Obverse portrait: hadrian
Reverse legend: PONT MAX TR POT COS II // ADVENTVS AVG (in exergue) // S C ((in exergue or field)
Reverse: Roma seated right on cuirass and shield, holding vertical spear and clasping hands with Hadrian, standing left, holding scroll
Reverse portrait: hadrian