Description: Sabina (128 - 136/7 AD), wife of Hadrian. AE Sestertius, Rome mint. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P; diademed and draped bust right / PIETAS AVG; Pietas standing front, resting her hands on heads of children either side of her, S-C.

Diameter: AE31 mm

Weight: 22,82 g

Grade: gF/F

Attribution: RIC 1030; C 52; RCV 3936

Commentary: bronze surfaces

History: For a long time Sabina was denied the official title of Augusta during her marriage and was also denied coinage and other commemorations that other Emperors had bestowed upon their wives.

Article Number: 030-02-03-41652