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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;curtislclay, post: 8186733, member: 89514&quot;]Hadrian&#039;s &quot;travel series&quot; usually refers to a particular large issue, all with obverse legend HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, and with four main sorts of reverse type:</p><p><br /></p><p>Naming and showing some of the provinces Hadrian visited, e.g. HISPANIA</p><p><br /></p><p>Naming provincial armies, e.g. EXERCITVS SYRIACVS, and showing Hadrian on a platform or on horseback, addressing the troops</p><p><br /></p><p>Commemorating Hadrian&#039;s arrival in the provinces, with legend like ADVENTVI AVG GALLIAE</p><p><br /></p><p>Commemorating Hadrian&#039;s restoration of the provinces, with legend like RESTITVTORI GALLIAE</p><p><br /></p><p>A fair number of other types also commemorate Hadrian&#039;s travels, but do not belong to this particular large issue that celebrates all of the journeys he had undertaken during his reign.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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