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Offline Odoacer

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Strange portrait of Hadrian
« on: April 17, 2014, 04:38:03 pm »
Dear list,

Can you help me to identify this coin of Hadrian. Is it barbaric, looking at the strange portrait of Hadrian? The reverse looks to be double struck, but you can see 5 stars (one beneath) en Cos III. The seize is 20 mm and the weight is 3,28 gr.

Thanx a lot!
Best regards Jeroen
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Offline curtislclay

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Re: Strange portrait of Hadrian
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2014, 05:02:04 pm »
Probably Eastern, though I don't find this exact obv. die illustrated by Strack.

Your coin is a variety of Strack *49, 3 spec., all illustrated on pl. XIX, where the five stars on rev. are arranged

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and where the legend COS - III adjoins the cresent only, without the S on left and the first I on right extending above the crescent into the stars.
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