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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7840977, member: 86498&quot;]Hadrian Ae Sestertius Rome 119 AD Obv bust right laureate drapery on far shoulder. Rv. Anonna standing left To right prow of ship RIC 565 RIC II/3 233 26.32 grms 33 mm Photo by W. Hansen [ATTACH=full]1348768[/ATTACH]The early portraits of Hadrian tend to follow the canon set by the very late portraits of Trajan. In this image Hadrian is depicted as a very powerfully built individual. This is interesting as very quickly the propaganda seen on the coins of Hadrian tends to de-emphasize him as a soldier and present him as the choice given to the Roman people by the gods.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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