Reference. RIC --:Strack --; Banti-- Bust A2 Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Laureate head with drapery Rev. EXERCITVS RAETICVS; S C in ex. Hadrian standing right, with officer behind on platform, raising hand in gesture of address towards crowd of three soldiers, with two standards, forepart of horse with horsemen behind. 20.76 gr 33 mm
Impressive, and very nice looking coin @Okidoki. What does EXERCITVS RAETICVS stand for? Is it part of his travel series coinage? I understand Rhaetia is a Alpine region?
raeticus province The Roman forces in Raetia if we go by the Lambaesis inscription where he continually presents 'my legate...' https://www.livius.org/pictures/alg...lambaesis-legionary-base-view-from-the-north/ EXERCITVS Army https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=exercitvs https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=exercitvs raeticvs
Great addition. I like the patina a lot, it gives to the reverse's scene a "cold and foggy, early morning, before battle" impression. Very dramatic Q
Really cool coin. I'd love to have one. Even more impressive than the Trajan type where he acclaims the soldiers from the curule chair mounted on a rostrum. The rendering of the detail of the soldiers is awesome. Surely a talented celator carved the dies.
