RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 163
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 // LIBERALITAS AVG (in exergue) // S C (in exergue or field)
Reverse: Hadrian seated left on curule chair set on platform, extending hand to attendant, seated left, distributing to citizen, scaling platform steps, extending fold of toga; behind, Liberalitas standing left, holding coin scoop
Reverse portrait: hadrian