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Title: Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD first year OTD
Post by: okidoki on December 27, 2017, 01:40:21 pm

Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD Pietas standing, with a wonderful obverse in my idea


Reference.
RIC 8a; BMCRE 15; RSC 1024; Strack 17 (bust RIC II 8b)

Obv. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIAN OPT AVG GER DAC
Bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right

Rev. PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P PIETAS
Pietas, veiled, standing left, raising her right hand

3.13 gr

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-142450

Title: Re: Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD first year OTD
Post by: Jay GT4 on December 27, 2017, 01:55:53 pm

Great bust type!

Title: Re: Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD first year OTD
Post by: curtislclay on December 27, 2017, 02:14:37 pm

Hadrian with all of the titles of Trajan, voted to him by the Senate upon news of his accession, but soon to disappear from the coins, obviously because Hadrian had refused them: Optimus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthicus, Pater Patriae.

Title: Re: Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD first year OTD
Post by: David Atherton on December 27, 2017, 03:05:58 pm

A very Trajanic looking denarius!

Title: Re: Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD first year OTD
Post by: quadrans on December 27, 2017, 04:21:07 pm

Congratulation Eric,

Nice, interesting, early Hadrian portarait with nice bust...Great.. +++

Q.

Title: Re: Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD first year OTD
Post by: peterpil19 on December 27, 2017, 09:00:04 pm

Nice Eric!

Great bust type. One of my favourites, facing right with slight drapery on left shoulder.
Here is a similar one on a sestertius I used to own many years ago (Platform reverse).
Also one I recently acquired.

Peter

Title: Re: Hadrian Denarius Roma 117 AD first year OTD
Post by: okidoki on December 28, 2017, 04:36:59 am

Thank you all for comments and information