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<p>[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2816526, member: 39084"]I expanded my collection to include Hadrians in early 2016. I started with a she-wolf aureus reverse. Although this reverse type is available on a wide variety of Roman coins spanning a long time period, I was particularly drawn to the Hadrian:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]660282[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D.</p><p>AV Aureus (6.87 g.) Rome ca. 124 - 128 A.D. RIC II 193d</p><p>HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS Laureate bust right, drapery on l. shoulder. </p><p>Rev. She-wolf stg. left, suckling Romulus and Remus; COS above, III in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p>The travel series have been particularly attractive to me. After a false start with a Hispania aureus that was later determined to be a forgery, I lucked into an Africa aureus that was under-appreciated at a Heritage auction (due, in part, to its entombment in a slab; kudos to my dealer for finding this):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]660285[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D.</p><p>AV Aureus (7.15 g.) Rome ca. 134 - 138 A.D. RIC II -- cf. 298g</p><p>HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P bare head of Hadrian r. Rev. Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, recl. L, r. hand on neck of lion stg. L. grain ears behind</p><p><br /></p><p>I had also been pursuing an Africa sestertius. After a German auction where it was overpriced and had no bids, my dealer made an offer to the auction house but we were unable to come to terms. Subsequently the sestertius made an appearance at the Gorny auction, where I snagged it at a price lower than I had offered to the previous auction house:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]660286[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D.</p><p>AE Sestertius (25.62 g.) Rome ca. 134 - 138 A.D. RIC 840</p><p>HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Laureate head of Hadrian r. Rev. Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, recl. L, r. hand holding scorpion, cornucopia behind</p><p><br /></p><p>Just yesterday I missed a Nilus aureus -- being the unfortunate underbidder at the Heritage auction, but there will be more to come. Hadrian's coins are almost always artistically rendered and well-centered. I had seen an ancient bust of Hadrian in the Vatican's museum last Fall, and it's stunning how the coins resemble this bust:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]660287[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2816526, member: 39084"]I expanded my collection to include Hadrians in early 2016. I started with a she-wolf aureus reverse. Although this reverse type is available on a wide variety of Roman coins spanning a long time period, I was particularly drawn to the Hadrian: [ATTACH=full]660282[/ATTACH] HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D. AV Aureus (6.87 g.) Rome ca. 124 - 128 A.D. RIC II 193d HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS Laureate bust right, drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. She-wolf stg. left, suckling Romulus and Remus; COS above, III in exergue. The travel series have been particularly attractive to me. After a false start with a Hispania aureus that was later determined to be a forgery, I lucked into an Africa aureus that was under-appreciated at a Heritage auction (due, in part, to its entombment in a slab; kudos to my dealer for finding this): [ATTACH=full]660285[/ATTACH] HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D. AV Aureus (7.15 g.) Rome ca. 134 - 138 A.D. RIC II -- cf. 298g HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P bare head of Hadrian r. Rev. Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, recl. L, r. hand on neck of lion stg. L. grain ears behind I had also been pursuing an Africa sestertius. After a German auction where it was overpriced and had no bids, my dealer made an offer to the auction house but we were unable to come to terms. Subsequently the sestertius made an appearance at the Gorny auction, where I snagged it at a price lower than I had offered to the previous auction house: [ATTACH=full]660286[/ATTACH] HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D. AE Sestertius (25.62 g.) Rome ca. 134 - 138 A.D. RIC 840 HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Laureate head of Hadrian r. Rev. Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, recl. L, r. hand holding scorpion, cornucopia behind Just yesterday I missed a Nilus aureus -- being the unfortunate underbidder at the Heritage auction, but there will be more to come. Hadrian's coins are almost always artistically rendered and well-centered. I had seen an ancient bust of Hadrian in the Vatican's museum last Fall, and it's stunning how the coins resemble this bust: [ATTACH=full]660287[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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