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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2733695, member: 76194&quot;]I already have a Hadrian didrachm, but I always wanted to add an imperial issue of his. The problem was that since I already had an example of him (even if it only was provincial), I did not feel like paying a lot for a second coin of a ruler I already own. </p><p><br /></p><p>This has been a long-term distant goal of mine, and thanks to a budget example and last second sniping at auction, I netted this baby for $75 including auction fees and shipping.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s far from perfect, with some circulation wear and two small cracks on the flan from the minting process (frankly a fairly common thing to see for those of us who collect ancients), but the price and the interesting description made me go for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>He is described by Agora as a &quot;bold and sensitive portrait.&quot; LOL.&nbsp; I just hope I didn&#039;t overpay for this &quot;bold and sensitive&quot; man. Anyway, show me some of your sensitive Hadrians and feel free to discuss, comment, or criticize my latest purchase. If you think I overpaid, say so.&nbsp; I can take it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]622390[/ATTACH] Hadrian. A.D. 117-138. AR denarius (17.83 mm, 3.53 g, 7 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 125-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Hadrian right / COS III, Annona or Abundantia standing left, right foot atop overturned modius, holding hook and cornucopiae. RIC 169 ; RSC 381 var.; BMC 379. VF/aVF, bold and sensitive portrait.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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