Ancient Aussie that is awesome galley and very cool left facing bust! Here is mine with a rt facing bust :
Hadrian Denarius Roma 119-22 AD Pax standing Reference. Strack 117; RIC 94b; RSC 1140 Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder Rev. P M TR P COS III Pax standing left, holding branch in right hand, scepter in left. 3.33 gr 19 mm 6h CNG
There was little info about this coin in the item description, looked it up in Wildwinds , guess its OK.
No CNG for me today. this one did work. Reference. RIC 975b; Strack 634; C. 371; BMCRE 1381 Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P Bust of Hadrian, laureate, right. Rev. COS III S C Salus, draped, standing right, feeding out of patera in left hand snake held in right hand. 12.63 gr 27 mm 6h
Hadrian Denarius Roma 132-34 AD Liberalitas standing Reference. RIC 216c; Strack 345; C. 919 Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Bareheaded bust right, with slight drapery. Rev: LIBERALITAS AVG COS III P P. Liberalitas standing right, emptying cornucopia. 2.92 gr 19 mm Hadrian with boxer's nose
Hadrian Denarius Roma 134-38 AD Spes standing Reference, RIC 274; c.1411; Strack 272 Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Bare bust right, drapery on left shoulder. Rev. SPES P R Spes, draped, standing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left.
Today I have bought my first Hadrian coin. In general this is not a field of my interests, but it is outstanding fully lustrous MS coin and I can not pass away throught it Bosporan Kingdom. AV stater, 120 AD. Obv.: Sauromat 1 / Rev.: Hadrian
Hadrian greeting the legions stationed in Syria. This sestertius is part of a series struck during Hadrian's reign to honor the legions stationed in Dacia, Hispania, Germania, Britannia, Mauritania, Raetiae and Syria. There is an absolutely beautiful example of the Exercitvs Britannicvs sestertius in the British Museum. A must see if you are ever there! HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (23.90 gm).Struck circa 134-138 AD. Obv Laureate and draped bust right Rev: EXERC SYRIACVS in exergue, Hadrian on horseback right, extending hand to three soldiers standing left before, who hold standards. RIC II 932; BMCRE 1687; Cohen 569 var. (bare-headed bust). Near VF, olive and green patina.