[ancients] Post your Hadrians...

Reference.
BMC 1204. Cohen 1207 var. (different bust type). RIC 589b; Banti 617

Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III
Laureate bust of Hadrian to right, with slight drapery on far shoulder.

Rev. PROVIDENTIA DEORVM / S - C
Hadrian standing facing, his head turned to left, holding scroll in his left hand and raising his right towards eagle flying right in upper left field and bearing scepter in its claws.

27.14 gr
33 mm
6h

ex.
Nomos AG auction Obolos 6 Lot Lot 637
Auction 142 lot 2557 2005 Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung
Auction 73 lot 644 2004 Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH

Note. CNG
This fascinating reverse type is meant to emphasize the legitimacy of Hadrian's rule: Jupiter's symbol, the eagle, is bringing a sceptre to the emperor.

 

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The reverse figure looks rather skeletal, overall a great coin @Okidoki

 

I love the coin, obviously (very cool)

=> the eagle flyin' in the upper left steals the fricken show

Go eagle, go-go eagle!!

 

Thx coin brothers

 

Wow, that's a super addition to your collection, Oki!

 

Thx coin sister, very happy overhere

 

Hadrian Sestertius Roma 134-38 AD Africa
Reference.
RIC 840; C.142; Strack

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

Rev. AFRICA S C
Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, reclining left, resting left arm on rock, holding scorpion in right hand and cornucopiae in left; basket of corn-ears and poppy front.

23.30 gr
32 mm

 

Hadrian Denarius Roma 125-28 AD Eagle standing head right

Reference.
RIC 190; C 430 Strack 184.

Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Rev. COS III
Eagle standing on thunderbolt, head turned left.

3.04 gr
19 mm

 

A very sweet Hadrian

 

Nice eagle on that one.

 

Here's mine. It sure ain't a looker, but it is a Hadrian and a large hunk of ancient copper!

 

Look like Diana on reverse

 

That's a nice 'un that is Typecoin, now just play with it for a while.

 

I really like those two sestertii you posted, Eric. Both of them with nice portraits, each in a different style.

 

Thank you Eduard,
the upper Bust is typical for his early years
"Laureate, heroically nude bust right, with drapery on left shoulder seen from front"

 

When I first saw the eagle, I thought it was another Divus issue .

 

Great coins, fellas

I may as well post my latest Hadrian into this thread ... I noticed that my other three examples are on page 1 (this thread was started by TIF back in September of 2013 ... my, how time flies)

=> apparently it's taken me 4 years to buy myself another Hadrian example (probably because Oki has been buying them all?)



Oki ... I see that you arrived at CoinTalk on page 5, eh? (man, you have certainly dominated the Hadrian game since your graceful arrival)



EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian. Æ Drachm
AD 117-138
Dated RY 15 (AD 130/1)
Diameter: 33 mm
Weight: 26.84 grams
Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Hadrian standing left, holding scepter, greeted by Alexandria, clad in elephant skin headdress, chiton, and peplos, holding two grain ears and kissing emperor’s extended hand; [L]–IE (date) across field
Reference: Köln 1035; Dattari (Savio) 7545; K&G 32.508; Emmett 964.15
Other: 12h … green-brown patina with a few patches of red

 

Hadrian Sestertius Roma 134-38 AD Jupiter

Reference. rare
RIC 763; C. 861;BMC 1521; Strack 671

Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
laureate head right

Rev.IOVI CVSTODI S C below
Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical sceptre in left.

25.05 gr
33 mm
6h

 

meaning IOVI CVSTODI as Jupiter protector, protecting the health of Hadrian and Aelius

 

Hadrian Denarius Roma 134-38 AD Hadrian & Roma standing
Reference.
Strack 218; RIC cf 227; C.cf 94; BMCR cf 584

Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P
Bare head right

Rev. ADVENTVS AVGVSTI
Roma standing left, holding spear, and parazonium on hip?? and clasping hands with Hadrian standing right, holding a roll.

3.35 gr
18 mm
7h

Note.
Strack saw two similar coins in Vienna and Sofia with same die pair.