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RIC 568 of Hadrian

Hadrian Æ Sestertius. 119-122 AD. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / PONT MAX TR POT COS III S-C, Hadrian seated left on platform, extending hand to woman before him with child in arms and another to left, LIBERTAS RESTITVTA in ex. Cohen 949.

Lot No.3293. gVF/VF and Rare.

$ 1650.

Rated R2 by RIC.

Hadrian (119-138 AD) had a great respect for Greek culture, which was looked at with disdain by the Roman aristocracy in his own time, but his thoughtful consolidation of the empire and support of the arts make him one of the most admired of Roman emperors today.