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Sestertius of Sabina

Roman (Artist)
128-136 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Bust of Sabina, draped, with elaborate coiled hair, right; beaded border. Reverse: Ceres, seated left, draped, holding an object (ears of grain?) in right hand and a torch/staff in left; beaded border.
This coin was issued under the authority of the emperor Hadrian for his wife Sabina.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG(usti) P(atris) P(atriae) [Translation] Sabina Augusta, (wife of) Hadrian Augustus, father of his country [Inscription, Latin; reverse] in exergue, S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] By senatorial decree

Provenance
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Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.36 cm); axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.650

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