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Description: | Copper alloy sestertius of Hadrian (AD 117-38), Reece period 6, RESTITVTOR ORBIS TERRARVM SC reverse type, minted in Rome, c.AD 119-121; cf RIC II, p.416, no.594a-bThe coin has an applied black coating that has been painted over an earlier corrosion layer in the past, perhaps to define the details of the coin, which has since been abrasively removed in order to age the coin. The coating has not broken down, shrunk or crazed as it has aged, which suggests that it is relatively modern (Laura Ratcliffe pers comm). This sort of dark layer of corrosion has been seen on ancient coins of this period by the secondary identifier (Dr Sam Moorhead pers comm).
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