Reverse: Nile reclining
Obverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Sestertius |
| Issuing Authority: | Hadrian |
| Actual Weight: | 21.90 g. |
| Die Axis: | 12 |
| Date: | exact 119 AD - exact 138 AD |
| Dimensions: | 32.5 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Hadrianic |
Obverse Type: The personification of the Nile reclines, looking to the right. He holds in his left hand a cornucopia, and is flanked on each side by an infant. At the right, a hippopotamus stands facing left. Reeds stand behind him and a crocodile below.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial sestertius
Sources Used: BMCRE