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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;charley, post: 8338700, member: 5372&quot;]No, not a catalog or inventory number. I checked.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not the age of Antoninus Pius at death. That was 74.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antoninus was born19 Sept. 86. He died 7 Mar. 161.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can see how the bust theory you opine is possible, except the stone is the same, but your idea does work for the pedestal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am thinking it is a simple human error, and the V (5) was not supposed to be there, if indeed it is Hadrian.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I am starting to doubt it is Hadrian, because I have researched (as best I can) the known Busts, and this one does not show up. I am continuing to look, but I wonder if the dark stone is some tribute to Hadrian in North Africa, and the 67 has something to do with that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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