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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 5434035, member: 86498"]I finally decided to change the RIC numbers of the coins of Hadrian that I own. Last January in New York I purchased the new RIC ll part 3 which covers the Imperial coinage of Hadrian. I kept putting it off but I finally decided to do something about it. So for the last couple of days, I have been checking out my coins and looking up the reference so that my tags are now up to date. As usual by doing so I have become reacquainted with some of the coins in my collection.</p><p>Hadrian Ar Denarius Rome 117 AD Obv. Bust right laureate drapery on far shoulder. Rv. Pax standing slightly left. RIC 12 RIC II/3 64 3.35 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1236231[/ATTACH] What I like about the coins of Hadrian during this period is the "Heroic" obverse image something that we can be thankful that our current politicians do not try to emulate. At least Hadrian and his immediate predecessor Trajan could actually pull this off. Another feature is that the reverse is actually quite well engraved. I decided to keep both the "old" and the "new" RIC numbers on my tags.</p><p>Planchet archives at: <a href="https://edmontoncoinclub.com/the-planchet/the-planchet-archived/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://edmontoncoinclub.com/the-planchet/the-planchet-archived/" rel="nofollow">https://edmontoncoinclub.com/the-planchet/the-planchet-archived/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 5434035, member: 86498"]I finally decided to change the RIC numbers of the coins of Hadrian that I own. Last January in New York I purchased the new RIC ll part 3 which covers the Imperial coinage of Hadrian. I kept putting it off but I finally decided to do something about it. So for the last couple of days, I have been checking out my coins and looking up the reference so that my tags are now up to date. As usual by doing so I have become reacquainted with some of the coins in my collection. Hadrian Ar Denarius Rome 117 AD Obv. Bust right laureate drapery on far shoulder. Rv. Pax standing slightly left. RIC 12 RIC II/3 64 3.35 grms 18 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1236231[/ATTACH] What I like about the coins of Hadrian during this period is the "Heroic" obverse image something that we can be thankful that our current politicians do not try to emulate. At least Hadrian and his immediate predecessor Trajan could actually pull this off. Another feature is that the reverse is actually quite well engraved. I decided to keep both the "old" and the "new" RIC numbers on my tags. Planchet archives at: [URL]https://edmontoncoinclub.com/the-planchet/the-planchet-archived/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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