RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2902
Denomination: sestertius
Material: orichalcum
Authority: hadrian
Mint: rome
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0130 to 0138
Obverse legend: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from rear or side
Obverse portrait: hadrian
Reverse legend: VENERI GENETRICI
Reverse: Venus standing left, holding Victory and resting hand on shield, set on cuirass and helmet, depicting Aeneas advancing right, carrying Anchises and leading Iulus
Reverse portrait: venus