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<p>[QUOTE="dadams, post: 2964417, member: 82194"]Here he is with the LK situated properly, still reclining and chillin', but I do think now properly described as seated as @Argicantus points out. You can see how his left foot is now on the ground holding himself up with the right leg bent at the knee to steady himself against the rock.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/ancient/Hadrian_RPC-6087-ReverseAdjusted.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another I found at <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/harford_coin_company/183/product/roman_provincial__egypt_alexandria_hadrian_tetradrachm_yr_20_1356_ad_nilus_reverse/548073/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/harford_coin_company/183/product/roman_provincial__egypt_alexandria_hadrian_tetradrachm_yr_20_1356_ad_nilus_reverse/548073/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">vcoins</a> is clearly reclining.</p><p><br /></p><p>Further too, I'm going to have to do more investigating on the attributions. The <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/egyptalexandriahadrian_ad_117138billon_tetradrachm_struck_ad_135136nilus_reclining_on_crocodile/599691/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/egyptalexandriahadrian_ad_117138billon_tetradrachm_struck_ad_135136nilus_reclining_on_crocodile/599691/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">seller</a> cited: "Ref: Dattari 1436, SNG Cop 404, Milne 1492, Koln 1196, Frankfurt 523, Emmett.-" and I had revised based on the examples and info I could determine from online sources: Dattari 1436, Milne 1491, Emmett 879, Köln 1196, RPC 6087</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is <a href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6087/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6087/" rel="nofollow">RPC (online) 6087</a> for example with the obv legend: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ, but then here is <a href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6090/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6090/" rel="nofollow">RPC (online) 6090</a> with the obv legend as: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm certain I see TPA IAN on my own.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our friend [USER=70512]@Okidoki[/USER] has one like this so I hope he might chime in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dadams, post: 2964417, member: 82194"]Here he is with the LK situated properly, still reclining and chillin', but I do think now properly described as seated as @Argicantus points out. You can see how his left foot is now on the ground holding himself up with the right leg bent at the knee to steady himself against the rock. [CENTER][IMG]http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/ancient/Hadrian_RPC-6087-ReverseAdjusted.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Another I found at [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/harford_coin_company/183/product/roman_provincial__egypt_alexandria_hadrian_tetradrachm_yr_20_1356_ad_nilus_reverse/548073/Default.aspx']vcoins[/URL] is clearly reclining. Further too, I'm going to have to do more investigating on the attributions. The [URL='https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pavlos_s_pavlou_numismatist/131/product/egyptalexandriahadrian_ad_117138billon_tetradrachm_struck_ad_135136nilus_reclining_on_crocodile/599691/Default.aspx']seller[/URL] cited: "Ref: Dattari 1436, SNG Cop 404, Milne 1492, Koln 1196, Frankfurt 523, Emmett.-" and I had revised based on the examples and info I could determine from online sources: Dattari 1436, Milne 1491, Emmett 879, Köln 1196, RPC 6087 Here is [URL='http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6087/']RPC (online) 6087[/URL] for example with the obv legend: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ, but then here is [URL='http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6090/']RPC (online) 6090[/URL] with the obv legend as: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ I'm certain I see TPA IAN on my own. Our friend [USER=70512]@Okidoki[/USER] has one like this so I hope he might chime in.[/QUOTE]
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