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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3101609, member: 56859"]I've never seen such detail on the oarsmen! Another remarkable and carefully selected marvel for your outstanding collection <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have only the two most common of his travel series denarii:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Africa</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_371c0ca717d345eb9ea07d838a2e224b.jpg_srb_p_1000_518_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&hash=f44858b5f459e4432be5b7127b7d50d5" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>HADRIAN. CE 117-138</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 18 mm, 3.53 gm. struck CE 134-138, Rome</p><p>Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right</p><p>Rev: AFRICA, Africa with elephant skin headdress, reclining on rock, holding scorpion and cornucopia, basket of fruit before her</p><p>Ref: RIC II 299</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Egypt</b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_1cbf1dd62b47472ba2c69dd33fb49628.jpg%26hash%3D344da82c395586f881fbb76b16a28cee&hash=01b3ca976cbec35c63a137fed48fd9d9" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>HADRIAN</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 18 mm, 2.95 gm. struck CE 134-138, Rome</p><p>Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right</p><p>Rev: AEGYPTOS; Aegyptos reclining left holding sistrum; ibis standing right at feet</p><p>Ref: RIC II 297</p><p><br /></p><p>My best galley and a favorite coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maesatyreae-rt-jpg.499974/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa</b></p><p>CE 218-224/5</p><p>AE 27, 12.71g (11h)</p><p>Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane</p><p>Rev: TVRIORVM Dido (?) standing left on deck of galley sailing right, extending right hand and holding cornucopia in left; to left, helmsman bending left over rudder (?); to right, sailor extending right hand and holding curved staff in left; stern decorated with a shield and aphlaston, [two murex shells] in exergue</p><p>Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3101609, member: 56859"]I've never seen such detail on the oarsmen! Another remarkable and carefully selected marvel for your outstanding collection :) I have only the two most common of his travel series denarii: [B]Africa[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_371c0ca717d345eb9ea07d838a2e224b.jpg_srb_p_1000_518_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&hash=f44858b5f459e4432be5b7127b7d50d5[/IMG] [B]HADRIAN. CE 117-138[/B] AR Denarius. 18 mm, 3.53 gm. struck CE 134-138, Rome Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right Rev: AFRICA, Africa with elephant skin headdress, reclining on rock, holding scorpion and cornucopia, basket of fruit before her Ref: RIC II 299 [B]Egypt[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_1cbf1dd62b47472ba2c69dd33fb49628.jpg%26hash%3D344da82c395586f881fbb76b16a28cee&hash=01b3ca976cbec35c63a137fed48fd9d9[/IMG] [B]HADRIAN[/B] AR Denarius. 18 mm, 2.95 gm. struck CE 134-138, Rome Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right Rev: AEGYPTOS; Aegyptos reclining left holding sistrum; ibis standing right at feet Ref: RIC II 297 My best galley and a favorite coin: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maesatyreae-rt-jpg.499974/[/IMG] [B]PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa[/B] CE 218-224/5 AE 27, 12.71g (11h) Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G] Draped bust right, wearing stephane Rev: TVRIORVM Dido (?) standing left on deck of galley sailing right, extending right hand and holding cornucopia in left; to left, helmsman bending left over rudder (?); to right, sailor extending right hand and holding curved staff in left; stern decorated with a shield and aphlaston, [two murex shells] in exergue Ref: CNG e320, 12 Feb. 2014, lot 323 (same dies). Rouvier 2408[/QUOTE]
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