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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Curtis Clay convincingly argues that Hadrian's "travel" coins naming provinces, including those having him arrive in a province, with "ADVENTVS" legends, restoring a province, with "RESTITVTORI" legends, and those having him address a provincial army, with "EXERCITVS" legends, were actually issued beginning soon after his safe return to Rome from his second journey in 131 A.D. Most references date them after 134 A.D.RB72519. Copper as, Cohen II 35, RIC II 885 (S), BMCRE III 1644 var. (laureate and draped), Hunter II - (noted p. lxvi), SRCV II -, F, green patina, some legend unstruck, minor encrustations and corrosion, Rome mint, weight 11.281g, maximum diameter 26.7mm, die axis 180o, 131 - 137 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare-headed, draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse ADVENTVI AVG GALLIAE, Hadrian standing right, holding roll and raising right hand, facing Gallia standing left, left hand at side, sacrificing at altar between them, sacrificial victim below, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; ex Morton & Eden auction 59 (13 - 14 Nov 2012), part of lot 957; ex Kenneth Edwin Day Collection; on Wildwinds; scarce; SOLD
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