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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 4786495, member: 14873&quot;]Britannia:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;*REPLICA COIN*</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163632[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1163629[/ATTACH]</p><p>Obverse: Hadrian, laureate head right</p><p>Inscription: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP</p><p>Reverse: Britannia seated half left with feet on rocks holding sceptre with shield to right</p><p>Inscription: BRITANNIA - SC (in exergue)</p><p><br /></p><p><i>I included this modern reproduction because I have been unable to find a presentable genuine coin of this iconic issue in my price range - despite years of searching. Purportedly this replica was cast from a specimen coin in the British Museum collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163630[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1163631[/ATTACH]</p><p>RIC II, ANTONINUS PIUS, As, No. 934</p><p>Obverse: Antoninus Pius, laureate, draped, bust facing right</p><p>Inscription clockwise from bottom: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP XVIII</p><p>Reverse: Britannia seated left on rock, shield and vexillum in background</p><p>Inscription: BRITANNIA COS IIII - S C (exergue)</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=109923]@John Conduitt[/USER] has a much nicer coin than mine. I hope he reads this post and then posts his coin here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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