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<p>[QUOTE="Okidoki, post: 2532821, member: 70512"]Reference. Very <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rare" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rare" rel="nofollow">rare</a></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1830" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1830" rel="nofollow">RIC</a> 590b; <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=banti" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=banti" rel="nofollow">Banti</a> 620; <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=strack" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=strack" rel="nofollow">Strack</a> ; C 1210</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=obv." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=obv." rel="nofollow">Obv.</a> I<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=imp%20caes" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=imp%20caes" rel="nofollow">MP CAES</a> TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=p%20m%20tr%20p" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=p%20m%20tr%20p" rel="nofollow">P M TR P</a> C<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cos%20iii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cos%20iii" rel="nofollow">OS III</a></p><p>Laureat <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bust" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bust" rel="nofollow">bust</a> right, slight drapery</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rev." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rev." rel="nofollow">Rev.</a> <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=reliqva%20vetera%20hs%20novies%20mill%20abolita" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=reliqva%20vetera%20hs%20novies%20mill%20abolita" rel="nofollow">RELIQVA VETERA HS NOVIES MILL ABOLITA</a> / <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=s%20-%20c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=s%20-%20c" rel="nofollow">S - C</a></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=lictor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=lictor" rel="nofollow">Lictor</a> standing left, holding <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=fasces" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=fasces" rel="nofollow">fasces</a>, setting fire to heap of bonds with torch.</p><p><br /></p><p>25.59 gr</p><p>32 mm</p><p>6h</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes.</p><p><br /></p><p>In July of AD 118 <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" rel="nofollow">Hadrian</a> made <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his" rel="nofollow">his</a> first appearance in <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=55&pos=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=55&pos=0" rel="nofollow">Rome</a> as emperor to celebrate a <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=774&pos=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=774&pos=0" rel="nofollow">Parthian</a> triumph in the name of <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=409" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=409" rel="nofollow">Trajan</a>. He was quickly called away to <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=moesia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=moesia" rel="nofollow">Moesia</a> to subdue the Sarmatians and Roxolani. While away, four high ranking senators – <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=lucius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=lucius" rel="nofollow">Lucius</a><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=734" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=734" rel="nofollow">Quietus</a>, Cornelius Palma, L. Publius Celsus and C. Avidius – were executed by the senate for an alleged conspiracy against <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" rel="nofollow">Hadrian</a>, despite a promise by <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" rel="nofollow">Hadrian</a> not to execute <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?action=mlist" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?action=mlist" rel="nofollow">members</a> of the Senate. To calm a suspicious public, <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" rel="nofollow">Hadrian</a> held a week long gladiatorial show, granted an extra public <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=LIBERALITAS" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=LIBERALITAS" rel="nofollow">largesse</a>, and, as this coin advertises, relinquished the public debt to the state equaling 900 million <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=sestertii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=sestertii" rel="nofollow">sestertii</a>. This event culminated in an elaborate ceremony held in the <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/" rel="nofollow">Forum</a> of <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=409" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=409" rel="nofollow">Trajan</a> where all records of these debts were set on fire.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was wondering why such an important coin is so <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rare" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rare" rel="nofollow">rare</a>, and why only on <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=sestertii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=sestertii" rel="nofollow">sestertii</a>?</p><p>Sorry for the links done this on ipad so ...[ATTACH=full]541557[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Okidoki, post: 2532821, member: 70512"]Reference. Very [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rare']rare[/URL] [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1830']RIC[/URL] 590b; [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=banti']Banti[/URL] 620; [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=strack']Strack[/URL] ; C 1210 [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=obv.']Obv.[/URL] I[URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=imp%20caes']MP CAES[/URL] TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=p%20m%20tr%20p']P M TR P[/URL] C[URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=cos%20iii']OS III[/URL] Laureat [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bust']bust[/URL] right, slight drapery [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rev.']Rev.[/URL] [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=reliqva%20vetera%20hs%20novies%20mill%20abolita']RELIQVA VETERA HS NOVIES MILL ABOLITA[/URL] / [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=s%20-%20c']S - C[/URL] [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=lictor']Lictor[/URL] standing left, holding [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=fasces']fasces[/URL], setting fire to heap of bonds with torch. 25.59 gr 32 mm 6h Notes. In July of AD 118 [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0']Hadrian[/URL] made [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his']his[/URL] first appearance in [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=55&pos=0']Rome[/URL] as emperor to celebrate a [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=774&pos=0']Parthian[/URL] triumph in the name of [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=409']Trajan[/URL]. He was quickly called away to [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=moesia']Moesia[/URL] to subdue the Sarmatians and Roxolani. While away, four high ranking senators – [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=lucius']Lucius[/URL][URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=734']Quietus[/URL], Cornelius Palma, L. Publius Celsus and C. Avidius – were executed by the senate for an alleged conspiracy against [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0']Hadrian[/URL], despite a promise by [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0']Hadrian[/URL] not to execute [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?action=mlist']members[/URL] of the Senate. To calm a suspicious public, [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0']Hadrian[/URL] held a week long gladiatorial show, granted an extra public [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=LIBERALITAS']largesse[/URL], and, as this coin advertises, relinquished the public debt to the state equaling 900 million [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=sestertii']sestertii[/URL]. This event culminated in an elaborate ceremony held in the [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/']Forum[/URL] of [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=409']Trajan[/URL] where all records of these debts were set on fire. I was wondering why such an important coin is so [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=rare']rare[/URL], and why only on [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=sestertii']sestertii[/URL]? Sorry for the links done this on ipad so ...[ATTACH=full]541557[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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