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Sestertius of Sabina
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
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.
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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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.650