Hadrian Dupondius Roma 124-28 AD Pegasus Reference. RIC 658j; BMCR 1330; cf. Cohen 436 (no drapery) Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Bust of Hadrian, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right. Rev. COS III S C Pegasus running right. 14.38 gr
yes thank you TIF, when in mail it needs to be un slabbed, this is sort off 3e Pegasus. 2e was Tooled, but refunded http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=103342.0
Oki, As always, I LOVE your posts---- you have a phenomenal array of coins of Hadrian....Is there ANY type you don't have??? Oh Yeah...Oooh, nice Pegasus
Wow Oki ... your dupondius has a way nicer-n-bigger flan than my example from page-1 (*sigh*) => congrats on a very sweet addition, my coin-friend!!
Steve - Sorry, I mean Okidoki - Can you please tell me if the reverse of your coin (above) is 'incuse'? If it is, isn't that unusual?
When I look at the coin I see that the image of the horse is punched 'into' the flan whereas Hadrian's image rises above the flan. Is this correct or an optical illusion? Hang on. Now I see it the other way. Don't worry, it is my (aged) eyes playing tricks on me. I got them in the first half of the last century.