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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2570935, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><b>Ancient Roman Empire: orichalcum sestertius of Hadrian, 134-138 AD, ex-Boston Museum of Fine Arts</b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/AncientRome-Hadrian-Sestertius-042000-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b>Obverse:</b> HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate bust of Hadrian right, slight drapery on far shoulder. </font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b>Reverse:</b> AE-QVI[TAS] [AV]G, S C across field, Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding scales and scepter. </font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">Struck at Rome ca. 134-138 AD. RIC 743; BMC 1481. 31 mm approx, 23.4 g. Ex-Colosseo collection, 6/6/2015. Prior provenance to Boston Museum of Fine Arts, cited in Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg Coins &amp; Collectibles Auction 81, Lot 1567, September 2014. </font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">The Roman emperor Hadrian, who reigned from 117 to 138 AD, is mostly known in the English speaking world for the construction of Hadrian&#039;s Wall in England, but also for construction in Rome and for his love of Greek culture. His reign coincided with a &quot;golden age&quot; of Rome and he was named one of the &quot;Five Good Emperors&quot; by Machiavelli in 1502. </font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b>Miscellaneous links:</b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/AncientRome-Hadrian-Sestertius-042000-coin.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/AncientRome-Hadrian-Sestertius-042000-coin.jpg" rel="nofollow">Larger picture</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s3573.html#RIC_0743" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s3573.html#RIC_0743" rel="nofollow">Wildwinds page</a> (for RIC 743/BMC 1481)</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2102186" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2102186" rel="nofollow">ACSearch.info page</a> (for this coin; Goldberg provenance mentioning prior museum pedigree) </font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/home" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.colosseocollection.com/home" rel="nofollow">The Colosseo Collection</a> (from which this piece was acquired)</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/952064/ancient-roman-empire-orichalcum-sestertius-of-hadrian-struck-ca-134-138-ad" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/952064/ancient-roman-empire-orichalcum-sestertius-of-hadrian-struck-ca-134-138-ad" rel="nofollow">Prior discussion of this coin</a> (Collectors Universe, 10/2015)</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b>Wikipedia links:</b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian" rel="nofollow">Hadrian</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" rel="nofollow">Sestertius</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Wall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Wall" rel="nofollow">Hadrian&#039;s Wall</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerva%E2%80%93Antonine_dynasty#Five_Good_Emperors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerva%E2%80%93Antonine_dynasty#Five_Good_Emperors" rel="nofollow">The Five Good Emperors</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orichalcum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orichalcum" rel="nofollow">Orichalcum</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequitas" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequitas" rel="nofollow">Aequitas</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">When posted here, this coin was part of my <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-of-20-collection.283541/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-of-20-collection.283541/">&quot;Eclectic Box of 20&quot; collection</a>.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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