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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 5253724, member: 84744&quot;]I just bought this in today&#039;s CNG, for the portrait.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t seen a style quite like this before and it captivated me.&nbsp; I&#039;m curious if [USER=70512]@Okidoki[/USER] and our other Hadrian experts have seen anything similar.&nbsp; Does the style strike you as unusual and attractive, or is it just me? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1219067[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>References: RIC 77; RIC II.3 541; RSC 1102</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the auction link: <a href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1EGXEV/hadrian-ad-117-138-ar-denarius-18mm-318-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-late-ad-121-123" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1EGXEV/hadrian-ad-117-138-ar-denarius-18mm-318-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-late-ad-121-123" rel="nofollow">https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-1EGXEV/hadrian-ad-117-138-ar-denarius-18mm-318-g-6h-rome-mint-struck-late-ad-121-123</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The naturalistic, youthful, lightly bearded portrait reminds me of the so-called &quot;Diomedes portrait&quot; on a few of his gold coins, e.g.:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.acsearch.info/media/images/archive/55/1617/1495757.m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I paid significantly more than I would normally for a Hadrian denarius in similar condition with a worn reverse die.&nbsp; (Though not as much as someone did back in 2013! <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1743037" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1743037" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1743037</a>)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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