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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3546030, member: 75937&quot;]This week&#039;s Franklin&#039;s World cartoon made me think of Hadrian&#039;s travel series. Post your coins depicting Alexandria, Hadrian&#039;s travels, or anything you feel is relevant!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]942476[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]942477[/ATTACH]</p><p>Hadrian, AD 117-138.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 2.98 g, 17.7 mm, 7 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 138.</p><p>Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum and leaning on basket, around which a snake coils. Ibis on left, facing right.</p><p>Refs: RIC 296, BMCRE 801-804, RCV 3456, Strack 294.</p><p>Notes: Bubbling and cracking of the coin&#039;s surface suggests this is an ancient fourée, but alternatively, it may be due to a lamination problem with the flan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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