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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus Maximus, post: 3977429, member: 102867&quot;]This afternoon I received this beautiful denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1046918[/ATTACH]</p><p>HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P</p><p>bare head left, draped</p><p>FORTVNAE REDVCI</p><p>Fortuna standing left with rudder on globe &amp; cornucopiae, shaking hands with Hadrian</p><p><br /></p><p>Hadrian 117-138</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Struck 134-138</p><p>3,32g/18mm</p><p>Ric 248 (not recorded with this left bust)</p><p><br /></p><p>I was pretty excited that I could buy this coin from my Christmas money.&nbsp; In the first place because this is a beautiful piece with a beautiful portrait of Hadrian facing to the left.&nbsp; Also because the reverse political meaning is very interesting.&nbsp; The reverse shows Fortuna shaking Hadrian&#039;s hand.&nbsp; But the most special thing about this coin is that it is unpublished with this left-facing bust.&nbsp; So it&#039;s my first unpublished coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Left-facing busts of Hadrian on denarii are certainly not unique.&nbsp; They are even quite common.&nbsp; Remarkably, they are often unpublished.&nbsp; This may be due to their rarity, but it remains uncommon for RIC writers to rarely register them.&nbsp; In the case of the above-mentioned coin, it may have to do with the rarity.&nbsp; I could only find two other examples.&nbsp; The one example was sold by Incitatus coins on Vcoins.&nbsp; I found the other example on acsearch.&nbsp; I have not been able to consult the website of the British Museum because it is constantly having problems. At least no copy has been registered on wildwinds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the political significance of this coin.&nbsp; The Fortuna clasping hands type is quite common with a right-facing bust and was minted in all metals.&nbsp; The type means that Hadrian and Fortuna are united.&nbsp; In other words, Hadrian and happiness / prosperity are one.&nbsp; Hadrian is therefore the bringer of happiness.&nbsp; A reverse that fits well into the Hadrian era when Rome experienced its most prosperous period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does one of you have an explanation for the fact that Hadrian&#039;s left busts are often not mentioned?&nbsp; I wonder if some of you can find more examples of this type in sources that I may not know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show your unpublished coins or coins with left busts.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for reading.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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