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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsman, post: 7966837, member: 99177&quot;]I love those platform coins. These are the coins where the emperor is seated or standing on some kind of platform and is looking down to his citizens or his soldiers to adress a message or to give a donation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few of these platform coins and this is my latest purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1381380[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a fascinating coin of emperor Hadrian.</p><p>On the obverse his laureate head and a good beard. But of course I was more interested in the reverse of this denarius. The emperor has taken a seat on a chair on a platform and gives a donation to a Roman citizen who, as you can see very well on this coin, opens his toga to receive the gift.</p><p><br /></p><p>Beneath the platform you can read the letters LIBERAL AUG III.</p><p>This is the commemoration of the third liberalitas (gift) by Hadrian. </p><p>It was customary for the emperor to make a donation to the people (or to the army) after an important event. Denarii were scattered around in the streets of Rome in order to obtain goodwill among the people.</p><p>In this case the important event was the commemoration of the Natalis Urbis (Foundation of Rome) on April 21, 753 BC. In celebration of this, games were organized in the Circus Maximus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea how many different types of platform coins exist, and therefore very curious about your platform coin or any other coin you like to share <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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