| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Coin | |
| Name: | 1986 217 | |
| Title: | Roman Imperial Copper/Bronze Sestertius of Hadrian for Sabina, Rome Mint (AD 128 - AD 137) | |
| Year: | 1986 | |
| Coin Number: | 217 | |
| Period: | Roman Imperial | |
| Material: | AE | |
| Denomination: | Sestertius | |
| Mint: | Rome | |
| Authority: | Hadrian for Sabina | |
| Obverse Legend: | SABINA AVGVSTA - HADRIANI [AVG PP] | |
| Obverse Type: | Bust r., draped, with stephane and diadem | |
| Reverse Legend: | [ ], [S]-C in field | |
| Reverse Type: | Pietas or Vesta seated l., on high throne, holding slanted scepter in l. and unclear object in r.; S-C to either side in field | |
| Axis Clock: | 6 | |
| Diameter: | 30 | |
| Chronology: | AD 128 - AD 137 | |
| Context: | NB780 B88 P153 | |
| Findspot Description: | East of Theater; Building 5; NW Room; Tile debris under frescoes; Fall along S Wall; c. 1 meter from east end of wall; Grid 94:AT Excavation Date: 6/18/1986 Notebook 780, p. 153 Basket 88, NB780 B88 P153, . | |
| Elevation: | 71.119 | |
| Area: | East of Theater | |
| Notes: | Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Code 414 For date, see BMCRE III, p. clxxxiv. Better example: 1962-769 (26.72 g), Pietas with patera (BMCRE 3.536.1871). | |
| Reference: | BMCRE III, p. 536, #1871 / p. 538, #1885 | |
| Published: | Hesperia 1987, p. 39, # 40 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 56:1, 1987 Image: digital 2011 4673 Image: digital 2011 4674 Image: digital 2011 4675 |
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