RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 657
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, draped and cuirassed, left, viewed from rear or side
Obverse portrait: hadrian
Reverse legend: P M TR P COS III // VIRT AVG / S C (in field)
Reverse: Virtus standing left, head sometimes facing, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium
Reverse portrait: virtus