Here's a Hadrian As I purchased yesterday. Attribution: RIC 729 variant (RIC II) Date: 117-138 AD Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS laureate heroic bust left Reverse: LIBERALITAS AVG COS III PP Liberalitas with cornucopiae Size: 28mm Weight: 11.45 grams This is my first 'big' roman bronze. I can definately see myself getting more large bronzes in the future. Hope I'm not boring everyone with all the coins I've posted lately. I'm just having such fun with them I have to share
I didn't know anything about these coins before.. Thanx to you guys, I'm getting interested in these beautiful coins... So, please do keep up the good work... I'd like to see as much coins as possible..
Although I don't collect ancients (or any coins, except for a few "history" pieces), I appreciate the ancient Roman coins' portraits and images. The portrait of Hadrian on the coin is a first: He was the first emperor to be depicted wearing a beard. Hadrian was an interesting man. He loved Greek culture. He became depressed when his male lover, Antinous, died. And he stopped most Roman aggression; instead, he consolidated the empire and reinforced the borders. The most famous example of this new approach toward consolidation instead of expansion was the building of Hadrian's wall. He extensively traveled throughout the vast Roman empire, inspecting the outer regions of the empire for himself. Nice coin. Nice piece of history. guy
