Tellus standing

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  1. Okidoki

    Okidoki Well-Known Member

    Hadrian Denarius Roma 134-38 AD Tellus standing
    Reference.
    Strack 275; RIC 276; RSC 1427 var. (two grain ears on ground).

    Obv. HADRIANVS. AVG COS III P P
    Laureate head right.

    Rev. TELLVS STABIL.
    Tellus standing left, holding plow and rake.

    3.27 gr
    18 mm


    Note.
    Variant for no corn ears in ground to right.
    1002Hadrian RIC276var..jpg
     
    Okidoki, Jan 16, 2018
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  3. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    That portrait is gorgeous.
     
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  4. dougsmit

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    The regular one with grain ears:
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  5. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Excellent
     
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  6. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    They also come laureate - with grain....

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  7. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    And after all that plowing, Tellus needed a bit of a lie-down...

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  8. dougsmit

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    Do we know of a specific earthquake that may have caused the issue of these coins? It would seem an appropriate issue if a major city had been destroyed.
     
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