[ancients] Post your Hadrians...

Got this unattractive dupondius. Dark patina. Cant' figure out what kind of bump or gunk is on the right side of the obverse. Any ideas?

Æ Dupondius, Rome, 119 - 121 AD
26 x 27 mm, 12.50 g
Ref.: RIC II Hadrian 597C; Cohen 134;
Ob.: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III Bust of Hadrian, radiate, right
Rev.: AETERNITAS AVGVSTI, Aeternitas, draped, standing, facing, head to left, holding up heads of Sun on right hand and Moon on left; S C

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Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD Fortuna
Reference
Strack 14; RIC 10; C. 749; BMC 20

Obv. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA
Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder, seen from front.

Rev. PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS
Fortuna, veiled, enthroned left, rudder in right hand, cornucopiae in left, FORT RED in exergue.

4.02 gr
19 mm
6h

 

@Okidoki your pictures are just fabulous ! have one, also from the early emissions stating the complete affiliation of Hadrian, but my pictures don't seem to improve at all ...:

Denarius, Rome 117 AD
17 x 19 mm, 3.19 g
Ref.:RIC II Hadrian 13A; BMC.30; RSC 1023 b

Ob.: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right
Rev.: PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS across field PIE-TAS Pietas veiled, standing l., raising her r. hand

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Hadrian; 117-138 AD. AR denarius (19mm; 3.04 gm; 8h). Obv: Laureate head with "Heroic" bust, right; aegis with two serpents on left shoulder. Rev: Salus seated left, feeding serpent from patera in right hand. Not listed in RIC. Like RIC 46, but aegis with serpents instead of "drapery" on left shoulder. BM 87 has this coin with aegis, from a different obverse die with break H - ADRIANVS.

 

Minted at Rome 134-138 A.D.
Obv. HADRIANVS.AVG.COS.III.P.P. bare head r.
Rev. FELICITAS.AVG. Felicitas standing l., holding caduceus and branch.

 

Dear cf,

thank you, i use dealers pictures.
on day i hope i can do this myself i already saved this helpful link from our member Doug
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-solid-coin-photo-stand-cheap.289380/#post-2618665

 

I think I have a problem coin, would appreciate very much an opinion:

Trying to attribute this denarius and looking at it with a magnifying glass I saw it has a number on the reverse, below IVSTITIA. At first I thought it was ink, but no - somebody must have etched a number on it.

The question is if it is a fake or some kind of copy issued e.g. by a museum, it is ok and I won't think more about it. If it isn't a fake, I could send it for restoration but I don't know if it is worth it, maybe it is better to leave it as is?

18 x 19 mm, 3.11g
looks like RIC II Hadrian 19A;
Ob.: (IMP) CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust r., drapery on l. shoulder
Rev.: P M TR P COS DES II Justitia enthroned l., holding patera and scepter; in exergue IVSTITIA

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My newest one

Hadrian Æ Sestertius RIC 761

 

Hadrian Sestertius 119 A.D. Rv. Annona stg left To left modius RIC 564 26.37 grms 32 mm

 

263 could be a inventory number, but this would not be edged i think

 

interesting, did not think of that.

Anyway, it is very bad that someone had the idea of etching it it takes all kind of fools ....

 

Several museums numbered coins in the distant past. Many are just ink or paint and can be removed BUT I would suggest selling it to someone who is not bothered by the number and buying a coin you like. I would love to know where my coins were marked and why the collection was dispersed.

 

Thank you so much for the info. Impressive !

Unfortunately I have no idea where it came from and why the collection was dispersed before my dad bought it. Knowing him, he must not have been bothered at all by the number, or else he wouldn't have bought it.

 

Hadrian Denarius Roma, 132-34 AD Galley left
Reference.
RIC 209h; Strack 337;

Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Bare head right

Rev. FELICITATI AVG COS III P P
Galley left with steersman and five rowers; curved stern Hortator, holding torch?

3.04 gr
18 mm

 

I've been missing your Hadrians @Okidoki

 

Hadrian Denarius Roma 119-22 AD Clementia standing
Reference.
RIC 206;

Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS.
Bare head right

Rev: CLEMENTIA AVG COS III P P.
Clementia standing left with patera and sceptre.

3.19 gr
19 mm

 

Just a wonderful coin in every way - beautiful.

 

HADRIAN
117-138 AD. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.89gm). Struck 134-138 AD. Head right / Egypt reclining against basket left, holding sistrum, ibis at feet. RIC II 297; RSC 99.
Ex-Savoca

 

Hadrian As, Rome 125-28 AD Roma seated
Reference.
RPC III, 3761/19; RIC II, 666; BMC, p. 438*; Strack 627; van Heesch 146/1; CRS 27; McAlee 551

Issue Orichalcum coinage struck at Rome for circulation in Syria; Asses

Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, with paludamentum, seen from rear, r.

Rev. COS III, S C (in exergue)
Roma helmeted seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory in her r. hand, her l. resting on spear; behind cuirass, round shield

8.94 gr
25 mm
6h

 

Nice one. Everyone's got a few Hadrian middle bronzes. Here's my latest:


Hadrian, AD 117-138.
Roman Æ dupondius, 13.78 g, , 26.1 mm, 7 h.
Rome, ca. AD 119-124.
Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, radiate and draped bust, right.
Rev: PIETAS AVGVSTI, Pietas, veiled, draped, standing facing right before a lighted altar, raising her right hand and holding a box of incense in her left.
Refs: RIC 601c; BMCRE 1233-34; Cohen 1044; Strack 542; RCV 3665; Hill 257.