Sestertius of Hadrian (76–138 CE; Roman emperor 117–138). Obverse: Bust of Hadrian wearing a laurel wreath, facing right; rim inscription HADRIANVSAVG. Reverse: A galley sailing left with a rower and Felicitas (personification) steering; rim inscription FELICITATIAVG COS III PP; letters SC on both sides of the galley. Date: 119–138 CE, Rome, Roman Empire. Coin; weight 23.35 g., A round, dark gray metal coin with worn surfaces and an uneven edge, showing a raised design of a long, narrow ship with a high prow and stern and a group of small, stylized human figures seated along its length; the

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