Hadrian; AE Sestertius; Diana with bow and arrow
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Description
Hadrian (117 – 138 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 124/5 AD. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; laureate head right, with drapery on left shoulder / COS III; Diana standing front, head to right, holding arrow in her right hand and bow in her left, S-C across fields.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE31 |
| Weight [g]: | 22,96 |
| Grade: | aVF/F |
| Attribution: | BMC 1281; Cohen 316; RIC 738 |
| Commentary: | dark grey patina with bronze highlights on obverse, mottled on reverse |
Historical Context
From the goddess of hunt and wild Diana with the time became more and more the goddes of tame and civilized countryside.






