Picked this up cheap a few months back. Couldn't resist the price. This is my first roman hemidrachm. Coin was taken with a 5x magnifier. Looks worse, but to the naked eye its very lovely. Was surprised. Hadrian (117 - 138 A.D.) AR Hemidrachm CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea O: ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CΕΒΑCΤ, Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder. R: Nike advancing right with shouldered palm branch in left and wreath in raised right hand; legend to right.ΕΤ Δ. (Dated RY 4, 120 -121 A.D.) 13.2mm 1.7g RPC 3, 3074; BMC 140f; Sydenham 255, Metcalf Conspectus 86a
I have several coins I've presented that are the same way. In hand and not magnified, they are beautiful. But increase the magnification and one can see all the imperfections not visible with the naked eye. BTW, I like the reverse design.
that's a neat little hadrian coin! plus dated, i always have a thing for dated coins! i don't have a provincial hemidrachm yet.
Cool hemi. I find the same: my camera pics up everything! All sins on my coins are exposed, but in-hand, you cannot see them!
Cool addition @Mat !!! I'm pretty sure I'm missing any of the type....although I bid on almost everything LOL
Here a very rare coin, 2e known. Not yet on RPC Reference. RPC 3147A; Pudill in GN 285 Issue Year 5 Obv. Laureate head right. Rev. ET E Club in wreath 1.84 gr
This would be a similar denomination to @Mat 's Hemidrachm... I like this denom, and would like to get one as they seem harder to find and would complement my Quinarius... Roman Imperial HADRIAN 117-138 CE AR Quinarius Rome Mint 119 or 121 CE 13mm, 1.61g Sear 3555, RIC 103 (scarce) EX: Warren Esty
Hey, it's not a chick-coin, but it's still very cool (congrats, Mat) Hmmm ... Hemidrachms from Cappadocia, Caesaraea, eh? Sadly, I have none ... Oh, but wait!! => I do have a few examples from Cappadocia, Caesaraea ... will that do? Nerva AR "Didrachm" ... not a "Hemi" but it's still in the good ol' drachm family, eh? (a big AR-fatty) CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea-Eusebia AD 96-98 Struck AD 98 Diameter: 20 x 22 mm Weight: 6.64 grams Obverse: Laureate head right Reverse: Club set on ground; date in legend Reference: Metcalf, Caesarea 45; Sydenham, Caesarea 153 Gordian III, Cappadocia, Caesarea-Eusebia AE21 238-244 AD Dated RY 4 (AD 240/1) Diameter: AE21 Weight: 8.24 g Obverse: AV K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC, laureate head right Reverse: MHT PO KAI B N, calathus containing five grain ears Reference: Sydenham, Caesarea; SNG Hunterian; SNG von Aulock; SNG Righetti; Lindgren & Kovacs; Lindgren III; MPR II Other: VF, some cleaning marks … extremely rare … apparently an unrecorded type for Gordian III CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea- Eusebia, Tranquillina, Augusta, AR "Drachm" ... again, not a "Hemi" ... but still fricken awesome Drachm!! AD 241-244 Dated RY 4 of Gordian III (AD 240/1) Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 2.71 grams Obverse: Draped bust right, wearing stephane Reverse: Mt. Argaeus; ЄT Δ (date) in exergue Reference: Bland, Last 58; Sydenham, Caesarea Supp. 617aa Other: 5h … VF, find patina
When I saw your post, I thought of this - I do not have a hemi, but I do have a V coin: Roman Republic Anonymous Quinarius, after 211 BC. Obv. Head of Roma right, V behind. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping right; in exergue, ROMA in linear frame. 2.12 grams; 16.00 mm Struck with rusty dies. EF. Cr. 47/1 I like the right angle bends at the end of the visors on this coin. Crawford saw enough difference in this series to give it a number instead of putting it in the larger groups just before & just after. ACR called this coin (not mine) Cr 54.
I love the early RR Quinarii... Roman Republic AR Quinarius 211-208 BCE Obv: Roma hd r, V behind (mark of 5 Asses or 1/2 Denarius) Rev: Dioscuri charging r. , ROMA in relief in ex Ref: Sear 44; Crawford 102/2b
