[ancients] Post your Hadrians...

not sure if this is the case here, maybe someone sees it

 

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Topcat => I think it's merely an optical illusion? (I can also make the reverse-horse look like it's an incuse if I relax my eyes and let it happen ... it's kinda cool)

 

That happens to me sometimes, but in this case Oki's coin does not have an incuse design.

 

Better example

Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD Hadrian & Trajan
Reference.
RIC 2b Var.(bust); RSC 1009b

Obv. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO OPT AVG GER DAC.
Laureate bust right, slight drapery.

Rev. PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P
Trajan and Hadrian standing vis-à-vis, holding globe between them, and each holding a volumen.

3.12 gr
18 mm
6h

 

Great addition!

 

Hadrian Denarius Roma 124-28 AD Concordia Eastern mint
Reference.
RIC-; BMCR -; Strack- cf RIC172

Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP
Laureate bust right.

Rev. COS III
Concordia seated left holding patera in right hand, left elbow resting on statue of Spes.

3.20 gr
17.3 mm
6 h

 

That's a beauty, oki. Great strike and almost no wear, superb style, and I much prefer a darkly-toned denarius. Really a great coin.

 

indeed, my choice as well, and Eastern rare

 

Hadrian Sestertius Roma 134-38 AD Africa
Reference.
RIC 941f; BMCRE 1789.

Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P,
laureate and draped bust right.

Rev. RESTITVTORI AFRICAE, in Ex.SC,
Hadrian, togate, standing left, on right, holding roll in left hand and extending right hand to raise up Africa, wearing elephant-trunk headdress, kneeling, facing him, on left, holding corn-ears in left hand; corn-ears growing in center

24.65 gr
34 mm
6 h

 

Hadrian Sestertius Roma 121-22 AD Minerva standing
Reference.
RIC 611b; C. 1066

Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG:
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right

Rev. P M TR P COS III in field. S C
Minerva, draped, helmeted, standing left, dropping incense with right hand on a candelabrum left and holding vertical spear in left; against her left side rests a shield, up which climbs a snake.

27.30 gr
33 mm
11 h

 

Wow.

 

yeah...wow.

what's your hadrian provencial count up to know oki?

 

I really do not focus on Roman Empire...rather, I love Roman Republic... However, I am closing in on almost 100 of them, and about 70 different emperors... I just captured Hadrian this week:

Roman Empire
Hadrian AD 117-138
AR Denarius
17.1mm, 3.34g
Rome mint
Obv: Bare Head r
Rev: Salus standing r, feeding snake coiled around alter.
RIC 267

 

Hi Ale,

that's a very nice Hadrian denarius, excellent toning, i like it

 

When I captured it, the posting did not photo the toning well. When I received it, I was pleasantly surprised! I am very fortunate (UNfortunate sometimes) that my camera REALLY pics up the details!

 

Ok here's my Hadrian. I love big Alexandrian drachms
Obverse: AVT KAIC TPAI A∆PIA CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, wearing aegis, from behind
Reverse: Nilus reclining left on a crocodile right, himation around waist and legs, cornucopia in right from which an infant genius emerges, reed in left, Iς above, L TPICKAI (year 13) in exergue

I want an Antinous drachm too. But these are ridiculously expensive, even an ugly one.

 

very nice

 

Reference. Rare
RIC 594b; Spink 3637 var C. 1285

Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Rev. RESTITVTORI ORBIS TERRARVM in ex. S C
Hadrian, togate, standing left, holding roll in left hand and extending right hand to woman, draped, kneeling right and holding globe in left hand.

24.23 gr

 

Hadrian Sestertius Roma 134-38 AD HISPANIAE
Reference.
RIC 952; Spink 3633; C. 1272.

Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped, right

Rev. RESTITVTORI HISPANIAE in ex.S C
Hadrian, togate, standing left, on right, holding roll in left hand and extending right hand to raise up Hispania, kneeling, facing him, on left, holding branch in left hand; rabbit in center

25.40 gr

 

The person kneeling looks like she (?) is wearing a hat of sorts. Nice coins. Both of them.