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Description: | 117-138AD Possibly 138AD. Hadrian brass sestertius. Length 34.8mm, Width 34.3mm, Thickness 4.1mm, Diameter 34.8mm, Weight 25.5g. Mint name: Rome. Die axis: 150 deg. or 5 o'clock. Obverse: Laureate bust right. Inscription: []DRIANVS[]. Reverse: Hilaritas standing between two children holding a long palm leaf with SC in the field. Inscription: Illegible. Some wear and about 50% surface corrosion otherwise attractive green patina. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2009, page 51, Roman Coins and their Values, David R. Sear, 4th Revised Edition, Seaby 1988, page 148 No. 1116 and Roman Coins and their Values II, David R. Sear, Spink 2002, page 157 No. 3602.
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