CVC & Collectables presents an early-reign sestertius of Hadrian (AD 117–138) struck at Rome in August–December AD 117, featuring Concordia with a statuette of Spes—a strong “harmony and hope” theme at the start of a new reign.
Coin Highlights:
- Issuer: Roman Empire
- Emperor: Hadrian (AD 117–138)
- Date: Struck Aug–Dec AD 117
- Mint: Rome
- Denomination: Æ Sestertius
- Weight: 25.97 g
- Diameter/Axis: 33.5 mm / 6h
- Grade: NGC Choice Fine (Ch F)
- Obverse Legend: IMP CAES DIVI TRAIAN AVG F TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER
- Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; gorgoneion on breastplate
- Reverse Legend: DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS P P
- Reverse: S C across field; CONCORDIA in exergue; Concordia seated left holding patera, resting elbow on statuette of Spes set on column; double cornucopia below throne
- Reference: RIC II.3 36
Emperor History:
- Reign: AD 117–138
- Accession: Succeeded Trajan in AD 117
- Key themes: Consolidation and stability after expansion
- Coinage/propaganda: Virtue types (like Concordia) emphasized order, harmony, and continuity
- Legacy: One of Rome’s great administrator-emperors, remembered for governance, travel, and building
Collectibility:
A large-format bronze with a highly symbolic reverse and full early titulature, ideal for collectors building Hadrian portrait types or virtue reverse sets—especially with the distinctive Spes statuette on column detail.
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