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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2551169, member: 10461&quot;]<b>Roman Empire: orichalcum sestertius of Hadrian, struck ca. 134-138 AD, ex-Boston Museum of Fine Arts</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/AncientRome-Hadrian-Sestertius-042000-coin-800x500.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate bust of Hadrian right, slight drapery on far shoulder. </p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: AE-QVI[TAS] [AV]G, S C across field, Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding scales and scepter. </p><p><br /></p><p>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. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Psst! [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] - this one isn&#039;t in a plastic slab!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>(Not <i>yet</i>, anyway.)&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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