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Hadrian Denarius Roma 118 AD Felicitas standing
Reference
RIC 50a; C. 598; Strack 47

Obv. MP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Rev. P M TR P COS DES III FEL AVG
Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left

2.99 gr

 

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HADRIAN, A.D. 117-138. Bronze Sestertius Rome Mint, ca. A.D. 124-128.
RIC-639
"HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS." His laureate bust right, with drapery on left shoulders; Reverse: "COS. III. S. C." Hadrian standing left, at entrance of temple on right, showing three columns, addressing a group of three citizens, three prows on podium of temple.

23,7 g

https://www.triposo.com/poi/Temple_of_Caesar

Very rare

 

nice reverse and welcome here

 

This Hadrian AR Denarius is a "star" of my collection:

 

Hadrian Sestertius Roma 134-38 AD Hadrian on horseback
Reference.
Banti 296 (this coin)
RIC 935 var. (bust type not listed); C. 585 var. (same); BMCRE 1689 var. (same); Strack 809; Hill 887

Obv. HADRIANVS COS III P P
Bare head, draped bust right, wearing paludamentum

Rev. EXERCITVS SYRIACVS SC
Hadrian, on horseback right, addressing three soldiers; one holding legionary eagle, two holding standards.

28.20 gr
31 mm
6h

Note.
Ex Monsieur Note (1910-1982) Collection, France.= Lanz 18 1980=Banti 296

 

Beautiful coin!

 

Hadrian Dupondius Roma 118 AD Salus
Reference.
RIC 558; BMC 405; Coh. 1356; Strack 517

Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
Bust of Hadrian, radiate, draped on left shoulder, right

Rev. PONT MAX TR POT COS II SALVS AVG. SC
Salus seated left, feeding snake coiled round altar with right hand and resting left arm on side of chair

10.80 gr

Note.
a rare variant on the SC being in Ex.

 

Nothing at all remarkable here but I'm extremely fond of the portraiture on Hadrian's early issues (conferre my avatar) and so am pleased to have added this to my collection:


Hadrian, 118AD: O: laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG / R: Pax standing left, holding olive branch and cornucopia, P M TR P COS II, PAX in ex.

 

And another! This dates from the first couple months of Hadrian's reign: his very first issues (evidently put out without his full oversight -- him having more pressing matters then to attend to) bore a long, rotund titulature carried directly over from Trajan's coinage. This was clearly not to Hadrian's taste, and was soon replaced with something less pretentious.


Hadrian, 117AD: O: draped, cuirassed, laureate bust right, IMP CAES TRAIAN [HADRI]AN OPT AVG GER DAC / R: Pietas, veiled, standing left, raising right hand, [PART]HIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P. Seller's photo.

Quoth Mattingly: "It is therefore likely enough that [this issue] was issued under the orders not of Hadrian but of his representatives in Rome, acting perhaps on some slight hint of the Emperor's wishes..."

And in the Emperor's own words (as imagined by Marguerite Yourcenar): "I had refused all titles. In the first month of my reign the Senate had adorned me, before I could know of it, with that long series of honorary appellations which is draped like a fringed shawl round the necks of certain emperors. Dacicus, Parthicus, Germanicus: Trajan had loved these brave blasts of martial music, like the cymbals and drums of the Parthian regiments; what had roused echoes and responses in him only irritated or bewildered me. I got rid of all that, and also postponed, for the time, that admirable title of Father of the Country; Augustus accepted that honor only late in life, and I esteemed myself not yet worthy."

Interesting portraiture: the weirdly long neck arising out of a military uniform calls to mind all those Probuses of the following century. I detect a similarity in style between this and the portrait in my avatar, if that isn't too fanciful. The reverse speaks to Hadrian's respect for his adoptive father, no doubt.

 

What a fun anecdote! Great coin too-- Hadrian looks so young

 

Very nice examples Trebellianus,

Indeed a very young portrait, with i like also.
In his early day as Emperor he visited and probably founded a Dutch city nearby Den Haag (The Hague) Forum Hadriani https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_Hadriani

 

Here's my very nice Hadrian dupondius reverse salus publica..

 

And another! This was promptly dispatched by the seller but, having arrived in the UK, then sat around in customs for a literal month until eventually I was told I needed to pay £9 to retrieve it.

Anyway this wasn't cheap, and perhaps takes a little more circumspection than some (the corrosion on the neck gave me pause) but to my mind this is some absolutely first-rate portrait work -- very regal, very dignified. Hadrian appears, uncharacteristically, in military costume, which ties in neatly with the theme of the reverse. Mattingly associates this design with Hadrian's first foreign tour -- a propaganda message that the emperor is in the field with his men. Struck very sharply on both sides in a way the photo doesn't capture at all.



Hadrian, 121-125AD: O: draped, cuirassed, laureate bust right, IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG / R: Virtus standing right on helmet, holding parazonium and reversed spear, P M TR P COS III, VIRT-AVG between, S-C between

 

Hadrian Sestertius Roma 125-28 AD Neptune standing right
Reference.
RIC 651; C. 980; Strack 596; BMC/RE.1317

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

Rev. COS III S C NEP RED
Neptune, naked except for cloak over left thigh, standing right, left knee bent with left foot on prow, holding acrostolium in right hand and trident in left

27.03 gr
35 mm
6h

 

Hadrian Dupondius 118 AD Roma & Hadrian
Reference.
RIC 554. C. 92. BMC 1138. Hill 57

Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
Radiate bust right, drapery on left shoulder, seen from front

Rev. PONT MAX TR POT COS II / ADVENTVS AVG SC
Helmeted figure of Roma seated right on cuirass, holding spear and clasping hands with Hadrian, who stands left.

13.80 gr
29 mm
6h

 

Fantastic, Oki! Hadrian looks young, happy, and utterly confident in that portrait and the reverse scene is wonderfully detailed.

 

Fantastic coins!! The one with moon and stars posted by Carausius is outstanding, never seen it before. One always learns something new here, thank you very much for sharing

I have an AE Hemidrachm minted in Alexandria 131 -132 AD. Hadrian’s portraits on his early coins struck in Alexandria more closely resemble Trajan, as the engravers in the provinces waited for an official Imperial model or bust to be sent out. Hadrian visited Egypt in 130/1. He and his entourage arrived at Alexandria on August 13, 130 AD. There, he was able to dispute with the scholars of the Museion, chase lions in the Libyan desert, and act as building commissioner. In October, the emperor embarked on his ill-omened Nile cruise. It is one of the most often told imperial voyages because on the way beautiful Antinoos met his death in the nome of Hermopolis during the night of October 30 to 31, 130 AD.
29 x 30 mm, 13.27 g
Reference: RPC III, 5802; Dattari 1772
Obverse: ΑYT KAI ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СЄ (= Of The Caesar Augustus Traianus Hadrianus) Laureate head, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm branch in left, to left LIς = year 16 =131/132 AD

 

A wonderful bust, with is very feminine, many times she looks like Hadrian without a beard

Reference.
RIC 1037; BMC 1891; C. 19; Strack 863

Obv. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P
Diademed and draped bust right

Rev. CONCORDIA AVG / S C.
Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow upon statue of Spes; cornucopia below throne.

11.13 gr
27 mm