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Offline berserkrro

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Hadrian unknown sest
« on: June 02, 2009, 02:35:45 pm »
Hello, sorry for the picture. I cannot find the type and/or reference. Is 30-31 mm and 23,2 g. Reverse is showing the emperor in military dress standing right with scepters (long and short or short and a spear?) with a foot on prow. Any help would be appreciated. Best regards!
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Re: Hadrian unknown sest
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2009, 02:48:13 pm »
Hello berserkrro!

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Note that coin archives describes Hadrian as being "Fuß (sic!) auf Krokodil"!
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Re: Hadrian unknown sest
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2009, 02:59:13 pm »
Hi GaiusCaligula, thank you! So actually parazonium and what I named prow, a crocodile (and yes, if I look carefuly seems one of those beasts) :D Best regards!
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Re: Hadrian unknown sest
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2009, 03:06:47 pm »
Yes, I would not have questioned the prow if I did not read the Auction house description! I was quite surprised!

It seems that the late Australian outdoorsman Steve Irwin was bettered by Hadrian almost 1900 years ago!! :)

Best Regards!
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Re: Hadrian unknown sest
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2009, 03:07:10 pm »
Quote from: GaiusCaligula on June 02, 2009, 02:48:13 pm
Hello berserkrro!

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Note that coin archives describes Hadrian as being "Fuß (sic!) auf Krokodil"!

Fuß is actually the correct spelling.
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Re: Hadrian unknown sest
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2009, 12:15:49 am »
Right now I have doubts that is a crocodile. Here is a close up. As you can see the front is bent more like a prow than a crocodile. What you think?
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Re: Hadrian unknown sest
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2009, 12:41:45 am »
Without doubt a crocodile, I'd say.

This coin is known in hundreds of specimens with clear crocodiles.  Can you find one with a clear prow? We can't go about inventing new types just because a worn specimen, with the proper imagination, MIGHT be something different!

Anyway, I think I see the crocodile's two legs on the side he turns towards us, which seems to settle the matter!
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Re: Hadrian unknown sest
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2009, 01:42:53 am »
You are right. But it was not my intention to invent any new coin. It was just a doubt. I'm not a hunter of unknown coins (although I have some), but either I'm not that good and don't know all the types. That's why I'm asking for help and many thanks for the reply!
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