'ancients' 2. What is it please..?

I know its a Hadrian and holed, but I cannot find it? 18mm 3.3g

 

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I'm also having some trouble finding it. Does the reverse read: P M TRP COS II ?

 

yes it looks like PM TRP COS II on the rev
on the obv I can make out IMP---S--TRA? I think.....

 

IMP CAESAR TRAIANUS?

 

I know I must be overlooking it, but I've gone through my copy of RIC and my other resources, and I cannot seem to find it. I'll keep looking. Perhaps someone else will know.

 

Thanks Bing...it looks genuine enough to me, but seems strange it doesn't jump out of the books as its a strange rev.....I am sure Doug will know.

 

I too believe it is genuine and it is a pretty coin. I like the reverse. Too bad it's been holed tough. But sometimes the hole gives coins character as in this case. It's not obstructing any of the major parts on either side. Hopefully someone will come along to ID it for us. Now I want to know!

 

I have been told this, but it means nothing to me and I cannot find another one to view....the references here do not mean a lot to me?

Rev. should be COS III: there was probably originally an extra stroke between your widely spaced COS I - I.
With COS III, your coin becomes:
Cohen 1061 (Paris, 10 francs).
BMC 1273, pl. 80.9
Strack 430a, pl. VII, listing the Paris and BM specimens, also Naples, Vatican, Trau; illustrating the Paris specimen.
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