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<p>[QUOTE="Gary R. Wilson, post: 4534526, member: 89935"]I just love the "Grand Canyon" flan super crack. It adds to the character of the coin and to me screams ancient.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122788[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian (Augustus)</p><p>Coin: Brass Sestertius</p><p>HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP - Laureate bust right, slight drapery</p><p>COS III SC - Neptune standing right with his left foot on a prow holding his trident and acrostolium.</p><p>Exergue: </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Mint: Rome (124-128 AD)</p><p>Wt./Size/Axis: 25.30g / 34mm / 6h</p><p>References: </p><p>RIC II 633</p><p>BMCRE 1288</p><p>Banti 168</p><p>Acquisition/Sale: worthashot101 eBay $0.00 04/20</p><p>Notes: Apr 24, 20 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>The rarer variety with Neptune right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Acrostolium (Greek: Akrostolion) An ornamental extension of the stem post on the prow of an ancient warship. Often used as a symbol of victory or of power at sea.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gary R. Wilson, post: 4534526, member: 89935"]I just love the "Grand Canyon" flan super crack. It adds to the character of the coin and to me screams ancient. [ATTACH=full]1122788[/ATTACH] Hadrian (Augustus) Coin: Brass Sestertius HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP - Laureate bust right, slight drapery COS III SC - Neptune standing right with his left foot on a prow holding his trident and acrostolium. Exergue: Mint: Rome (124-128 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 25.30g / 34mm / 6h References: RIC II 633 BMCRE 1288 Banti 168 Acquisition/Sale: worthashot101 eBay $0.00 04/20 Notes: Apr 24, 20 - The Gary R. Wilson Collection The rarer variety with Neptune right. Acrostolium (Greek: Akrostolion) An ornamental extension of the stem post on the prow of an ancient warship. Often used as a symbol of victory or of power at sea.[/QUOTE]
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