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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3199959, member: 14873"]Nice catch [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER]! I have been seeking a decent example of the Hadrian Sestertius for many years but, as you discovered, they are very hard to find - and very expensive. I have passed (much to my regret now) on some examples in rough condition over the years - I have finally given up the pursuit and, as you can see, filled the slot with a replica. I have owned several examples of the Hadrian As that you posted, but I let them all go because they were too rough for my taste - now I wish I would have kept one example.  Your coin is excellent with a very clear “Britannia”  in the reverse exergue which makes it a very desirable collector coin. The Antoninus Pius As that I depict below has the same depiction of Britannia (and legend) as the Hadrian coins and, in my experience, has always been easier to find in nicer condition and at a cheaper price - although the one I depict here is rough. When I was a young boy (in the 1930s) the copper pennies and half- pennies in circulation had Britannia reverses - I have included a photo of a 1929 (my birth year) penny. I also have included photos of a couple of examples of Britannia reverses on other British coins. Follow the Royal Mint link for a brief history of the Britannia coin reverse. Royal Mint Web Page: <a href="https://www.royalmint.com/discover/britannia/britannia-on-british-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.royalmint.com/discover/britannia/britannia-on-british-coins/" rel="nofollow">Britannia on British Coins</a>. Roman Coins with Britannia Inscriptions <img src="http://jp29.org/000hadbrito.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000hadbritr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />RIC Vol. II, HADRIAN, Sestertius, No. 845 - REPLICA COINObverse: Hadrian, laureate head rightInscription: HADRIANVS AVG COS III PPReverse: Britannia seated half left with feet on rocks holding sceptre with shield to rightInscription: BRITANNIA - SC (in exergue) <img src="http://jp29.org/000apo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000apr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />RIC II, ANTONINUS PIUS, As, No. 934Obverse: Antoninus Pius, laureate, draped, bust facing rightInscription clockwise from bottom: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TRP XVIIIReverse: Britannia seated left on rock, shield and vexillum in backgroundInscription: BRITANNIA COS IIII - S C (exergue) British Coins with Britannia InscriptionsDerived from Roman coinage <img src="http://jp29.org/000howe.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />BRITISH HALF PENNY TOKEN (legal tender at Liverpool & Bristol)Obverse: portrait of Admiral Lord Howe (victor over French Fleet)Inscription: EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNEReverse: Britannia, seated left, holding spear with right hand and resting left arm on shieldInscription: RULE BRITANNIA - 1794 (in exergue) <img src="http://jp29.org/000cwo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000cwr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />BRITISH TWO PENCE (Circulated)Obverse: George III, laureate and draped bust, facing rightInscription: GEORGIUS III D G REXReverse: Britannia, seated left, on rock over ocean waves, cradling trident in left arm and holding olive branch in right handInscription: BRITANNIA - 1797 <img src="http://jp29.org/000britpennyo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000britpennyr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />BRITISH PENNY (Circulated)Obverse: George V, bare headed, facing leftInscription: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMPReverse: Britannia wearing Corinthian helmet, seated right, holding trident with left hand and supporting shield with right handInscription: ONE PENNY - 1929 (in exergue)[/QUOTE]

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