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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AE Sestertius (34mm, 28.69 g, 12h). "Travel series" issue. Rome mint. Group 10, circa AD 130-133. Laureate and draped bust right / DACIA in exergue, S C across field, Dacia seated left on rock pile, holding signum (standard) in right hand and falx (curved sword) over left shoulder. RIC II.3 1650; RIC II 849; Banti 237. Brown surfaces, flan crack, rim bump. Near VF.
From the Summer Haven Collection.
This sestertius, part of Hadrian's "Travel Series," celebrates the recently conquered province of Dacia by depicting a male personification holding a Roman military standard and the deadly Dacian falx, a curved two-handed sword.
From the Summer Haven Collection.
This sestertius, part of Hadrian's "Travel Series," celebrates the recently conquered province of Dacia by depicting a male personification holding a Roman military standard and the deadly Dacian falx, a curved two-handed sword.