Hadrian Denarius barbarous, 134-38 AD Aequitas standing

Reference.
cf RIC 80.

Obv. HΛDRIΛNVS ΑVG COS III P.
Laureate head right.

Rev. ΗΛDΡΙΛ Ι PM CΙΛ.
Aequitas standing left with scales and cornucopia next to altar

2.65 gr
18.5 mm



show you barbarous too

 

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the diemaker on that one was an artist! nice barbarous coin!

 

For a barbarous coin, that's not bad at all. The portrait's pretty good, and it's only when you notice the blundered legend, or the fact that there are no trays on Aequitas's scales, that the deception becomes obvious. Here's my barbarous Roman coin, a copy of a Constantine I type:

 

Neat coin, Eric!

 

Thats a neat one!

 

Recent pickup, also 2nd century (A. Pius):



Here's the imitated type (not my coin):

 

Some find them interesting; some wonder why anyone bothers with trash. I wish there would be a certain way to separate the genuine ancient unofficial coins from the modern items made by fakers who figure we are all foolish enough to buy them anyway so they don't need to learn to cut deceptive fake dies. There can never be a reference RUC (Roman Unofficial Coins). Can we enjoy them anyway?

this one is fourree - the rest are not

and one sestertius

 

Hadrian's evil twin!

 

A very interesting looking coin!