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<p>[QUOTE="Okidoki, post: 5324747, member: 70512"]<b>Hadrian Sestertius Roma 130-38 AD Hadrian standing vis-à-vis Judaea</b></p><p>Reference.</p><p>RIC 1769; Strack 755; Banti 37</p><p><br /></p><p>Bust C2+</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv. HADRIANVS COS III P P</p><p>Bare head draped bust, viewed from side</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev. ADVENTUI AVG IVDAEAE; S C in ex.</p><p>Hadrian standing right, one hand raised in gesture of address and the other holding scroll: facing him is Italia standing left holding patera over altar placed in the centre, and also holding incense box. Two children stand by her feet. Victim bull at foot of altar</p><p><br /></p><p>26.16 gr</p><p>31 mm</p><p>h</p><p><br /></p><p>Note.</p><p>Hadrian made a brief visit to Judaea circa AD 130, during his second great provincial tour of AD 129-132. Prior to his arrival, rumors spread among the Jews that he intended to rebuild Jerusalem and the great Temple, destroyed during the Jewish War of AD 66-73, so he was at first warmly welcomed. However, Hadrian decided to rebuild the city as the Roman veteran colony of Aelia Capitolina, with a temple to Jupiter replacing the one once dedicated to Jehovah. This ultimately sparked the bloody Bar Kokhba Revolt of AD 132-135, which devastated the province and darkened Hadrian's final years. The rare coinage issued to mark his visit, with the legend ADVENTVS AVG IVDAEA ("the Emperor Enters Judaea") depicts Hadrian being greeted by a female personification of the province and two children. Judaea was renamed Syria Palaestina in response to the Bar Kochba conflict, though precisely when this occurred is not known.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1225041[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Okidoki, post: 5324747, member: 70512"][B]Hadrian Sestertius Roma 130-38 AD Hadrian standing vis-à-vis Judaea[/B] Reference. RIC 1769; Strack 755; Banti 37 Bust C2+ Obv. HADRIANVS COS III P P Bare head draped bust, viewed from side Rev. ADVENTUI AVG IVDAEAE; S C in ex. Hadrian standing right, one hand raised in gesture of address and the other holding scroll: facing him is Italia standing left holding patera over altar placed in the centre, and also holding incense box. Two children stand by her feet. Victim bull at foot of altar 26.16 gr 31 mm h Note. Hadrian made a brief visit to Judaea circa AD 130, during his second great provincial tour of AD 129-132. Prior to his arrival, rumors spread among the Jews that he intended to rebuild Jerusalem and the great Temple, destroyed during the Jewish War of AD 66-73, so he was at first warmly welcomed. However, Hadrian decided to rebuild the city as the Roman veteran colony of Aelia Capitolina, with a temple to Jupiter replacing the one once dedicated to Jehovah. This ultimately sparked the bloody Bar Kokhba Revolt of AD 132-135, which devastated the province and darkened Hadrian's final years. The rare coinage issued to mark his visit, with the legend ADVENTVS AVG IVDAEA ("the Emperor Enters Judaea") depicts Hadrian being greeted by a female personification of the province and two children. Judaea was renamed Syria Palaestina in response to the Bar Kochba conflict, though precisely when this occurred is not known. [ATTACH=full]1225041[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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