Hadrian Brass Sestertius

I have to admit, I can't really make up my mind about those edge 'scratches'. They could very well simply be just the result of being scratched against a stone surface.

Very minor PMD, you may say.

Thank you for the analysis!

I've taken some more shots of the suspicious area, along with a size comparison against the quarter. I was slightly off when I said it was "slightly" larger. Size of the Hadrian is 31.42mm and weight is 25.02g. Thickness is 4.4mm.

Yep! It's a sestertius, all right!
Ta muchly for those edge pictures.

The blanks were hot when struck, and were made orichalcum (brass: copper / zinc alloy), to make them more malleable, and to extend the die life. The technique also helped to restrict the amount of edge cracking.

You will notice the roughness of the surface inside the crack, indicating metal distress. From what I understand, that characteristic is very hard to reproduce with a cast fake. The metal surface inside the cracks tend to be much smoother, with a cast fake.

The style and fabric indicate genuine.

I like my newest hadrian sestertius, but yours is definatly the best!