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Sestertius of Hadrian

Roman (Artist)
134-138 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck
(Roman Empire , )

Obverse: Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: Personification of Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum in r. hand, leaning on basket with l.; ibis on column at left.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] HADRIANVS AVG(ustus) CO(n)S(ul) III P(ater) P(atriae) [Translation] Hadrian Augustus, consul for the third time, father of his country [Inscription, Latin: reverse] AEGYPTOS S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] Egypt; by senatorial decree.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2002 A Renaissance Gem Revealed: Petrarch's Triumphs Disbound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm) (d.)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.574

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