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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7569493, member: 86498"]Hadrian Ar Denarius 135 AD Obv Head right</p><p>bare headed Rv. River god Nilus reclining right</p><p>RIC 310 RIC II/3 1544 3.19 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1305215[/ATTACH]I guess one of my favorite series of coins is the "travel series" minted by Hadrian. This coin is rather unique to the series as it depicts a river god. Hadrian appears to be very fond of Egypt. Not only is the personification of the province depicted on the coins but the river Nile as well as the city of Alexandria. Though this level of interest might seem odd to us, it may make more sense back then. As I recall the term to describe the region was Alexandria and Egypt suggesting that the city was considered a separate entity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7569493, member: 86498"]Hadrian Ar Denarius 135 AD Obv Head right bare headed Rv. River god Nilus reclining right RIC 310 RIC II/3 1544 3.19 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1305215[/ATTACH]I guess one of my favorite series of coins is the "travel series" minted by Hadrian. This coin is rather unique to the series as it depicts a river god. Hadrian appears to be very fond of Egypt. Not only is the personification of the province depicted on the coins but the river Nile as well as the city of Alexandria. Though this level of interest might seem odd to us, it may make more sense back then. As I recall the term to describe the region was Alexandria and Egypt suggesting that the city was considered a separate entity.[/QUOTE]
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