Sexy Caesar: Hadrian At The Beginning

LOL, Hey! MY ancestors were behind that wall!!!
This may had been Legionary Emergency Currency limes token money paid cuz my Pict ancestors kept fighting with the Romans at the Wall!

We were so stylish! Grammy and Grampa!



Hadrian, AD 117-138
Æ 'Limes’ Denarius, 18mm, 3.5mm, 6h; after AD 125.
Obv.: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; Laureate head right.
Rev.: COS III; Genius standing left, sacrificing over a lighted altar and holding cornucopia.
Reference: cf. RIC II 173, p. 360
From the Doug Smith Collection #397
Ex: JA91 @John Anthony
Comments: This is a bronze, or ‘limes’ denarius of Hadrian with a fascinating fabric - struck in high relief in bronze of an alloy similar to official issues. If you look at Severan-era Æ denarii, like the Geta in lot 7, you’ll notice that the coins are either cast, or struck in low relief on metal that has turned completely black - suggesting a larger presence of zinc and/or lead perhaps. This is the first ‘limes’ denarius of Hadrian that I’ve come across, and a very interesting coin!

 

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Just ordered mine too, in French Thx for sharing.