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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 4290158, member: 87080&quot;]A Roman thread I can participate in, what a shock!</p><p><br /></p><p>Mrs. TheRed gave me the sestertius below, my only coin of Hadrian.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1092097[/ATTACH] </p><p>Hadrian sestertius, Rome mint 119 A.D.</p><p>33.4mm, 26.681g</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right, bare chest, slight drapery on far shoulder.</p><p>Rev: PONT MAX TR POT COS III (high priest, holder of Tribunitian power, consul for the 3rd time), Felicitas standing slightly left, caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, S - C flanking across field.</p><p>RIC II 563b</p><p>ex Kenneth Edwin Day Collection</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=91569]@Trebellianus[/USER] and [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] I really like the Pietas denarius of Hadrian you both have shown.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have to add the type to my want list.&nbsp; What&#039;s not to love about a coin with PIE in big bold letters <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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