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<p>[QUOTE="Gary R. Wilson, post: 4606403, member: 89935"]Nice David. Here's one from Hadrian.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141086[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian (Augustus)</p><p>Coin: Brass AS</p><p>HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS - Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right.</p><p>COS III around, S-C across fields, - Tyche of Antioch seated left on rock, holding grain ears, river-god Orontes swimming left below.</p><p>Exergue: </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Mint: Rome/Antioch (125-128 AD)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 8.91g / 23mm / 6h</p><p>References: </p><p>RIC II 680</p><p>BMCRE 1350</p><p>McAlee 544</p><p>Sear 3696</p><p>Acquisition/Sale: fvrivs.rvfvs eBay $0.00 03/19</p><p>Notes: Apr 29, 19 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>Slightly after 300 B.C. the Greek sculptor Eutychides created a colossal statue of Tyche, the goddess of fortune, for the newly founded city of Antioch. Eutychides' statue had a tremendous impact and was copied by artists in a variety of scales and materials for the next 500 years. The goddess sits on a rock leaning forward, bracing herself on her left arm. Her right hand holds a sheaf of grain, a symbol of prosperity. Wrapped in long garments, she wears a crown in the form of city walls. A small, separately cast figure personifying the Orontes River once swam at her feet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gary R. Wilson, post: 4606403, member: 89935"]Nice David. Here's one from Hadrian. [ATTACH=full]1141086[/ATTACH] Hadrian (Augustus) Coin: Brass AS HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS - Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right. COS III around, S-C across fields, - Tyche of Antioch seated left on rock, holding grain ears, river-god Orontes swimming left below. Exergue: Mint: Rome/Antioch (125-128 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 8.91g / 23mm / 6h References: RIC II 680 BMCRE 1350 McAlee 544 Sear 3696 Acquisition/Sale: fvrivs.rvfvs eBay $0.00 03/19 Notes: Apr 29, 19 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection Slightly after 300 B.C. the Greek sculptor Eutychides created a colossal statue of Tyche, the goddess of fortune, for the newly founded city of Antioch. Eutychides' statue had a tremendous impact and was copied by artists in a variety of scales and materials for the next 500 years. The goddess sits on a rock leaning forward, bracing herself on her left arm. Her right hand holds a sheaf of grain, a symbol of prosperity. Wrapped in long garments, she wears a crown in the form of city walls. A small, separately cast figure personifying the Orontes River once swam at her feet.[/QUOTE]
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