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Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« on: September 26, 2021, 05:40:40 pm »
Dear cf,

Here we have an oddity !

Reference.
RIC-- Reverse legend RIC 2373 Reverse type RIC 2422

Bust A2

Obv. Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG [ED or ER]
Radiate head with drapery

Rev. AETERNITAS AVG
Salus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; feeding snake coiled around altar before her.

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Re: Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2021, 04:50:19 pm »
now picture yesterday it would not work
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Re: Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2021, 05:19:45 pm »
Odd.  Why does the libation run from the pater to the altar?  Why is Salus' left arm made of rubber??

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Re: Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2021, 06:03:52 pm »
Do my old eyes see a coil of a serpent around the altar?
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Re: Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2021, 07:44:45 am »
You are probably right.  And if its worn enough there may seem to be no gap between the patter stream and the snake's head.

The arm still seems odd though.

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Re: Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2021, 08:03:14 am »

I read the reverse legend: AETERNITAS AVG, like on sestertius RIC 2376-77.

Points heavily to imitative issue.

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Re: Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2021, 12:02:13 pm »
RIC 2373 for Dupondius or As
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Re: Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2021, 12:47:03 pm »

But RIC 2373 reds AEQVITAS AVG.

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Re: Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2021, 01:23:09 pm »
yes indeed thank you Pekka
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Re: Hadrian Dupondius Roma 119-23 AD Salus oddity
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2021, 03:01:07 pm »
Abdy would treat as a barbarous copy
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