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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 4561054, member: 39084&quot;]I&#039;ve always liked the reverse of your coin and although I&#039;m focusing on Hadrian&#039;s travel series, I&#039;ve been tempted to acquire one of this type.&nbsp; I find the artistry and rendition of the galloping horse to be particularly appealing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your mention of Hadrian&#039;s suppression of the bar Kokhba Revolt in Judea brings up a particular aureus of that type that I acquired in Triton XXIII early this year:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1129038[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D.</p><p>AV Aureus (7.27 g., 19.12mm)&nbsp; Rome ca. 136 A.D.&nbsp; RIC II.3 2234</p><p>HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Bare-headed bust r., slight drapery. Rev. VICTORI A AVG Victory, naked to waist, stg. l.,holding eagle with wreath in beak, palm frond in l. hand.&nbsp; Bar Kochba Victory issue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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