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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Nicomedia, Bithynia
"A cistophorus was a silver coin of about 12.5 grams which originated in Asia Minor about 200 BC and soon became the common currency there. Its name came from its obverse design, a 'cista mystica' or mystical chest used in worship of Dionysius (cistophorus means 'chest-bearer'). Roman governors first put their names on them about 58 BC, and Augustus began the imperial issuance from Asian mints about 27 BC (at about 12.0 grams and 27 mms), abandoning the 'cista mystica' design and promoting Imperial themes. Only Claudius, Titus, Domitian, Nerva, Trajan, and Hadrian issued cistophori after Augustus." - from Moneta Historical Research by Tom SchroerSH25882. Silver cistophoric tetradrachm, Metcalf Type B1, 3 (dies 2/3); BMCRE III 1099 note; RSC II 240b, VF, weight 10.410g, maximum diameter 27.3mm, die axis 180o, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, obverse IMP CAES TRA HADRIANO AVG P P, laureate bust right; reverse COM - BIT, octastyle temple on podium of three steps, ROM S P AVG in entablature in pediment; ex Harlan Berk; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
The rabbit on the reverse is in reference to the Roman province of Hispania Baetica and the issue is an appeal for the aid of the gods as during Hadrian's first travels around the empire, leaving Rome in 121. On this example, Minerva is shown in her "peace-giving" aspect versus her more often seen guise of war.SH34690. Gold aureus, Calico 1309 var. (obv legend break), RIC II 70 var. (same plus portrait and spear vice scepter); BMCRE III 117 - 118 var. (same); SRCV II -, VF, some circulation marks, weight 7.129g, maximum diameter 19.7mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 119 - 122 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HA-DRIANVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right from behind; reverse P M TR P COS III, Minerva standing facing, helmeted head left, long scepter in left hand, right hand pointing to Spanish olive tree on left, rabbit right at the base of the tree; ex Munzhandlung Basel, 6 March 1936 (Dr. H St. S & Prince Waldeck); very rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear.
On the Certificate, David Sear notes, "a very rare obverse variant and an excellent example of the early "Trajanic" style of Hadrian's portraiture."SH24853. Gold aureus, BMCRE III p. 250, 84 note; RIC II 46 var. (bust right), Cohen II 1368 var. (same), Choice VF, weight 7.124g, maximum diameter 19.4mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 118 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust left; reverse P M TR P COS II, Salus seated left, feeding snake coiled around altar, SALVS AVG (the health of the Emperor) in exergue; ex Freeman and Sear; very rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
SH51590. Gold aureus, RIC II 91, Cohen II 1092, Choice VF, weight 7.161g, maximum diameter 19.7mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 119 - 122 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse P M TR P COS III (Pontifex Maximus, Tribunitia Potestas, Consul Tertium - High priest, holder of tribunitian power, consul for the 3rd time), Genius standing half-left, patera in right, ears of grain in left; attractive bust, ex Edgar L. Owen; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
The sparse references for this type do not note the strong resemblance of the reverse figure to Antinous, as found on this example. We were unable to find even a single plate example of this type from this year to determine if other examples bear the same resemblance to Antinous.
Antinous probably joined the entourage of Hadrian when it passed through Bithynia in about 124. He became Hadrian's constant companion and lover but in October 130 Antinous drowned in the Nile. Hadrian's grief knew no bounds; he enrolled him among the gods, erected a temple, and founded a city in his honor. Artists vied with each other in immortalizing his beauty. Temples and statues to his memory were erected all over the Empire, and there began a Cult of Antinous. On this coin he is depicted in the guise of Hermanubis.SH17103. Bronze drachm, Emmett 986, year 18: cf. BMC Alexandria p. 91, 770 (year 19), Choice VF, weight 23.873g, maximum diameter 33.5mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, regnal year 18, 133 - 134 A.D.; obverse AVT KAIC TPAIANA AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate and draped bust right; reverse bust of Antinous as Hermanubis right, diadem and modius ornamented with lotus on head, bare chest, himation on back, L - IH, palm right; very rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
During the reign of Hadrian the denarius was 87% silver.SH53583. Silver denarius, RIC II 290, RSC II 1481a, BMCRE III 778, SRCV II 3550 var., Superb EF, weight 3.203g, maximum diameter 17.3mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 137 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate bust right with slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse VOTA PVBLICA (Vows (prayers) of the Roman people), Hadrian standing half left, togate, patera in right, sacrificing over altar left; ex H.S. Perlin Co., 1988; magnificent coin, beautiful toning, suitable for the finest collection; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
From the Prof. Henry H. Armstrong collection. In 1910, the year when he acquired this coin, Professor Armstrong lived in Rome working as a Research Associate of the Carnegie Institution in Archaeology teaching at the American School for Classical Studies in Rome. From 1918 until his death in 1935 he taught at Beloit College as head of the Department of Romance Languages. Nicknamed "Sparky" by the students, his death after a two-week illness came as a shock to the college. His coins, inherited by his son, sat in a cigar box for the next 74 years, acquiring this beautiful iridescent toning.SH84800. Silver denarius, BMCRE III 247, RSC II 1174b, Strack II 105, RIC II 113c var. (draped and cuirassed), SRCV II 3529 var. (same), gem EF, beautiful old collection "cigar box" rainbow toning, fantastic galley, handsome portrait, some light marks, small edge cracks, weight 3.212g, maximum diameter 18.3mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 122 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right; reverse P M TR P COS III, galley rowed left, mast with furled sail in bow, rudder and cabin in stern; from the Prof. Henry H. Armstrong collection, handwritten envelope notes, "Purchase, Champion, 1910."; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Bacchus was the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility, equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus. He carried a pinecone-topped staff, and his followers were goat-footed Satyrs and Maenads, wild women who danced energetically during his festivals. Bacchus was the child of Jupiter and Semélé, a human. Juno tricked her into asking to see Jupiter as he really was. Since she was a mortal, she was burned up by the sight of his divine form. So Jupiter sewed the infant Bacchus into his thigh, and gave birth to him nine months later. Before he took his place at Olympus, Bacchus wandered the world for many years, going as far as India to teach people how to grow vines. In myth, Dionysius was the last god to join the twelve Olympians. Hestia gave up her seat for him.SH32539. Silver cistophoric tetradrachm, RIC II 485; Metcalf Type 101/Type 98 (unidentified mint D), Choice gVF, weight 10.161g, maximum diameter 29.1mm, die axis 180o, uncertain Asia Minor mint, obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, bare-headed bust right, drapery on left shoulder; reverse COS III, Bacchus standing facing, nude, head left, thyrsus in left hand, oenochoe in right hand over panther left at feet; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
"A 'dupondius' was originally a Roman Republican coin which equaled two asses. Augustus struck it in orichalcum (80% copper, 20% zinc) at 10.5-13.5 grams and 26-30 millimeters. It was close in size and weight to the as, and only the alloy first differentiated them. Starting with Nero a radiate bust began to appear on them, and that later became their salient feature. Their size and weight varied little over the years, but the alloy decreased in zinc content to about 5%, with tin and lead making up the difference. They were finally driven from circulation by the debased antoninianus and Probus struck the last ones." - from Moneta Historical Research by Tom SchroerSH21153. Orichalcum dupondius, RIC II 909, Cohen II 238, SRCV II -, VF, weight 11.644g, maximum diameter 26.4mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse Hadrian, standing right on platform praetorian prefect beside him, addressing officer (centurion?) and three soldiers, the first two soldiers hold oblong shields, the first soldier holds a vexillum, the two behind him hold standards, the final soldier unclear, COH PRAETOR S C in exergue; very rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
The only other specimen known to Forum is in Berlin, published by Vogt in Die Alexandrinischen Münzen in 1924.
Likely the first type struck for Hadrian at Alexandria. Similar rare (R4) Alexandria tetradrachms commemorate Trajan's deification with ΘΕO TPAIANOC on the reverse. Our coin, however, uses a lifetime Trajan legend.
Both Rome and Alexandria struck coins to commemorate Trajan's deification. An extremely rare aureus from Rome is similar to our coin in that it bears a Trajan's lifetime legend and portrait (RIC 1). This aureus is believed to be the first coin type struck at Rome during Hadrian's reign, just as we believe our coin was the first type struck at Alexandria. Hadrian's succession was not perfectly smooth; many doubted that Trajan had actually selected Hadrian as his heir. Perhaps these coins were intended to create the impression they were struck while Trajan was still alive, giving credibility to the succession.
The coin is dated year two. Regnal years at Alexandria began on 29 August. Hadrian's first "year" was only a few weeks long and no coins were struck dated year one.SH41150. Billon tetradrachm, Vogt II p. 40; Dattari - (cf. 1247, ΘEO TPAIANOC...); SRCV II - (cf. 3888, same); Emmett - (cf. 899 (R4), same); Milne -; BMC -; Geissen -, aVF, weight 12.455g, maximum diameter 25.4mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 117 - 28 Aug 118 A.D.; obverse AYT KAIC TPAIANOC AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate bust right, star in front; reverse AVT TPAIAN API CE ΓEPM ΔAKIK ΠA, laureate bust of Trajan right wearing aegis, date L - B across fields; 2nd known; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
The generosity and munificent largesses of Hadrian, after having been recorded many times on various coins and in diverse ways, are on the reverse of a first brass medal of great rarity, glorified altogether by the above splendid title, "The Benefactor of the World," a superlative the more remarkable, inasmuch as, neither before nor afterward, is it found conferred on any other emperor. -- Dictionary| of Roman| Coins|RB87802. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II 552 (R), Hunter II 324, BMCRE III 1137, Cohen II 914, SRCV II 3606 var. (band over shoulder, S - C at sides), Choice VF, excellent portrait, beautiful green patina, light marks, small spots of corrosion, weight 25.807g, maximum diameter 35.1mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 123 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right, "heroic" bare chest portrait, seen from the front, drapery on left shoulder; reverse PONT MAX TR POT COS II, Hadrian seated left on raised platform, before him sits an attendant distributing coins to a togate citizen climbing steps of platform, Liberalitas standing left on far side of attendant, holding coin counter, LIBERALITAS AVG / S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; very rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
"The 'Sestertius' (pl: sestertii), a contraction of the Latin 'SEMIS TERTIVS' which meant 2½, was originally a Roman Republican silver coin worth 1/4 of the denarius, or 2½ asses. In 38 BC Mark Antony changed it to a bronze worth four asses, since the denarius was re-valued to 16. Augustus issued it as an orichalcum coin of about 25 grams (dia: 35 mms), and it stayed that way until the early third century. It shrank to 20 grams and 25-30 mms in the reign of Severus Alexander (225-238). It was driven from circulation about 260 by the debased antoninianus, a small base billon coin valued at 8 sestertii." - from Moneta Historical Research by Tom SchroerSH53312. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II 583b, Cohen II 948, BMCRE III 1191, gVF, attractive sharp portrait, beautiful coin!, weight 25.713g, maximum diameter 34.7mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 120 - 122 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C, Libertas seated left, branch in right hand, scepter in left; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
In 134, Rome retook Jerusalem, the capital of the Bar Kokhba revolt. The following year, the largely destroyed city was renamed Aelia Capitolina. The Jewish diaspora began when Hadrian barred Jews from the city and dispersed survivors of the massacre across the Empire. Legio VI Ferrata rebuilt the legionary fortress in Jerusalem and constructed a Roman temple at Golgotha. An altar to Jupiter was erected on the site of the Jerusalem Temple. In 136, the Jews were chased from Galilee and Roman Iudaea plus Galilee became Syria Palaestina, the first use of the name Palestine as a designation for Judea.SH82767. Orichalcum dupondius (or as), RIC II 910 (R2), Cohen II 238, BMCRE II p. 497, ‡ (refs. Cohen); Hunter II - (p. lxvii), SRCV II -, aVF, near black patina, scratches, some porosity, weight 14.285g, maximum diameter 25.7mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse Hadrian, standing right on platform, Praetorian Prefect behind him, addressing officer (centurion?) who stands right and four soldiers, the officer and first two soldiers hold oblong shields, the first soldier holds a vexillum, the following two hold standards, the final soldier unclear, COH PRAETOR S C in exergue; only two sales of the type recorded on Coin Archives, the last in January 2013; very rare; SOLD
Multiple| |Coin| |Lots/
Lot of 15 Roman Silver Denarii, 69 - 211 A.D.
LT84714. Silver Lot, lot of 15 silver denarii; includes: Vespasian, Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, Lucilla, Septimius Severus, average VF, nice coins, 69 - 211 A.D.; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Providentia is the personification of the ability to foresee and to make provision for the future. This ability was considered essential for the emperor and providentia was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the imperial cult. Cicero said that providentia, memoria (memory) and intellegentia (understanding) are the three main components of prudentia, the knowledge what is good or bad or neither.RB95780. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II-3 260 (S), BMCRE III 1203, Hunter II 358, SRCV II 3625, Cohen II 1207 var. (no drapery), Choice aEF, dark patina, light deposits, spots of corrosion, weight 27.215g, maximum diameter 35.2mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 119 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate bust right, bare chest, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse PROVIDENTIA DEORVM (to the foresight of the gods), Hadrian standing facing, togate, lituus (or scroll?) in left hand, head left looking at eagle flying right with scepter held in talons, extending right hand to receive scepter from eagle, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; scarce; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
| First commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus, the Pantheon was a temple dedicated to all the gods of ancient Rome. Hadrian rebuilt it in 126 A.D. The building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment. A rectangular vestibule links the porch to the rotunda, which is under a coffered concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 meters (142 ft. It is one of the best-preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history, and since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" but informally known as "Santa Maria Rotonda." The square in front of the Pantheon is called Piazza della Rotonda. |  |
Greek| |Coins/Geographic| |-| |All| |Periods/Anatolia/Mysia/Pergamon/
Pergamon, Mysia, c. 134 A.D.
Eurypylos was a Mysian hero of the Trojan War. His image is otherwise unknown on coinage. Like Bellerophon at Corinth and Dionysos at Tium, this image of a local hero appears modeled on Antinous. Homer (Odyssey 11.522) has Odysseus say that Eurypylus was, next to Memnon, the most beautiful man he had ever seen.
The strategos I. Pollion is named on several coin types of Pergamon during the reign of Hadrian, including one for Sabina (RPC III 1737) and another for Antinous (RPC III, 1738).
The link between Pergamon and Paphos, evidenced by this coin, is not well understood. However, the same reverse was used, from Hadrian to Philip I, on coins struck to honor an alliance between Sardes and Paphos.RP96071. Orichalcum dupondius, RPC Online III 1740 (4 spec.), SNG BnF 1897, Weber 5206, SNG Cop -, BMC Mysia -, F, porous, reverse off center, countermark obscure, weight 11.652g, maximum diameter 26.5mm, die axis 0o, Pergamon (Bergama, Turkey) mint, time of Hadrian, c. 134 A.D.; obverse HPΩC EYPYΠYΛOC (Hero Eurypylos), head of hero Eurypylos (with the features of Antinous) right, flowing hair, uncertain oval countermark; reverse ΠEPΓAMHNΩN EΠI CTP ΠΩΛΛIΩNOC (Pergamon, struck under strategos Pollion), temple of Aphrodite at Paphos, in which conical xoanon, semicircular walled courtyard, ΠAΦIA (of Paphos) across the courtyard; extremely rare, the 5th known; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
SH26920. Bronze drachm, Emmett 912(19), Geissen 1159 f. var. (date arrangement), BMC 813 var. (same), Choice gVF, weight 27.308g, maximum diameter 33.2mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, year 15, 134 - 135 A.D.; obverse AVT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC, laureate and draped bust right; reverse L ENNEA/K•Δ, bull Apis right, crescent on side, disk between horns, altar in front; very rare; SOLD
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Antinous, Favorite of Hadrian, Died 30 October 130 A.D., Tarsos, Cilicia
Hadrian's| |Favorite| |AE26| |Tarsos| |Cilicia| |River| |God| |Very| |Rare!|" />
Antinous and river god types were struck at Tarsos in a number of different weights and diameters. All of the known specimens suffer from wear and corrosion, making the details somewhat obscure. On some of the better examples there is clearly a tall structure in the background at Kydnus' feet. The river god might actually be Antinous, perhaps as Nilus not Kyndus, and the tall structure may be the Pharos.SH69601. Bronze AE 26, cf. SNG Levante 1004; SNG BnF 1415 ff.; BMC Lycaonia p. 189, 156; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -; SNG PfPS -, et al. -, F, rough, weight 10.662g, maximum diameter 26.2mm, die axis 180o, Tarsos (Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey) mint, posthumous, reign of Hadrian, 130 - 138 A.D.; obverse ANTINOOC HPΩC, bare headed bust of Antinous left; reverse AΔPIANHC TAPCOY MHTPOΠOΛEΩC NEOKOPOY KYΔNOC, River god Kydnus (Antinous as Kydnus?) reclining left on overturned water vessel, branch in right before him, reed in left at side, Pharos at feet?; very rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/Roman| |Provincial/Roman| |Egypt/
Roman Egypt, Antinoopolites Nome(?), Portrait of Antinous, c. 137 - 138 A.D.(?)
On 30 October 130 A.D., Hadrian founded the city of Antinoopolis on the very bank of the Nile river where Antinous drowned. It was the capital of a new nome, Antinoopolites. Perhaps the date on this coin is year eight of an era beginning with the founding of Antinoopolis.
The date on our coin is not clear but is probably L - H, which is the same as the referenced coins. The Geissen tessera is about half the size of our example. The Dattari coin is 21mm but there is no image in Dattari or Savio to verify if it is the same or similar to our tessera.SH90378. Lead tessera, cf. Dattari 6445, Geissen 3579 (3.54g), Emmett 4357 (R5), Milne -, Blum -, SNG Milan -, SNG Cop -, aVF/F, rough, weight 6.888g, maximum diameter 22.1mm, die axis 0o, Antinoopolis (or Alexandria?) mint, c. 30 Oct 137 - 29 Oct 138 A.D.(?); obverse draped bust of Antinous right, wearing Hemhem crown, date (L - H?) across fields; reverse bust of Serapis right, Kalathos on head, date (L - H?) across fields; extremely rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
SH26921. Bronze drachm, Geissen 1145 var. (date placement), Emmett -, Milne -, Choice gVF, weight 22.567g, maximum diameter 35.5mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 135 - 29 Aug 136 A.D.; obverse AVT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC, laureate and draped bust right; reverse Serapis reclining left on eagle standing, wings spread, eagle looking left, date LIH across fields (year 18); extremely rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/Roman| |Provincial/Roman| |Egypt/
Roman Egypt, Antinoopolites Nome(?), Portrait of Antinous, c. 137 - 138 A.D.(?)
Antinous probably joined Hadrian's entourage when it passed through Bithynia about 124 A.D. He became Hadrian's constant companion and lover. In October 130 Antinous drowned in the Nile. Hadrian's grief knew no bounds; he enrolled him among the gods, erected a temple, and on 30 October 130, Hadrian founded the city of Antinoopolis on the very bank of the Nile river where Antinous drowned. It was the capital of a new nome, Antinoopolites. Perhaps the date is from the founding of Antinoopolis. There began a Cult of Antinous. Artists vied with each other in immortalizing his beauty. Temples and statues dedicated to him were erected all over the Empire.SH90379. Lead tessera, cf. Geissen 3583, Dattari 2093, Emmett 4290 (R5), Milne -, SNG Cop -, SNG Milan -, aVF, weight 5.023g, maximum diameter 21.7mm, die axis 0o, Antinoopolis(?) mint, c. 30 Oct 133 - 29 Oct 134 A.D.(?); obverse draped bust of Antinous right, wearing lotus crown, crescent-nimbus before, Nike on globe behind crowning him; reverse bust of Horus right, draped and wearing the double crown of Egypt, date L - Δ (year4 [of the era of Antinoopolis?]) across fields; very rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
In summer 130 A.D., Hadrian traveled from Syria, into Judaea and Palestine, and then on to Egypt. The bar-Kochba revolt in Judaea forced Hadrian to remain in the region until 135. In 136 A.D., Hadrian returned to Rome, ending his long travels.SH72906. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II 894 (R), Hendin 6635d, Cohen II 52, SRCV II 3566 var., Fair, weight 24.916g, maximum diameter 31.5mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, c. 136 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust right; reverse ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEAE, Hadrian on left, standing right, togate, raising right hand, facing Judaea who holds a patera over altar in right and cup in left, two small children each holding a palm frond flank the altar, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; rare; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Octavian Augustus Restitution Issue
The reverse legend ends in REN, an abbreviation of a form of the latin "renasci" - to (be) born again. The verb was appropiate for a coin type restoration as well.SH20269. Silver cistophoric tetradrachm, RIC II Hadrian 532, RSC II Hadrian & Augustus 1, Choice VF, weight 10.339g, maximum diameter 29.7mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 128 - 138 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right (with features of Hadrian); reverse HADRIANVS AVG•P•P•REN, Hadrian, togate, standing half-left, holding grain stalk; full circle centering, reverse double-struck; coin probably struck on older tetradrachm as usual for the type; ex CNG 72, #1367; SOLD
Roman| |Coins/The| |Adoptive| |Emperors/Hadrian/
Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
In 132, a messianic, charismatic Jewish leader Simon bar Kokhba started the Bar Kokhba revolt, a war of liberation for Judea against Rome. At first the rebellion was a success. The legion X Fretensis was forced to retreat from Jerusalem to Caesarea. The legion XXII Deiotariana, which advanced from Egypt, was destroyed. The Jews re-established their sacrifices and struck coins to celebrate their independence. The rebellion would last for only 30 months. By 135, the Romans had recaptured Jerusalem, Simon bar Kokhba was dead, and the majority of the Jewish population of Judea was either killed, exiled, or sold into slavery. Jerusalem was renamed Colonia Aelia Capitolina and an altar to Jupiter was erected on the site of the Temple. The Jews remained scattered without a homeland for close to two millennia.
SH73703. Copper as, BMCRE III 1459, RIC II 719(d), Cohen II 659, Hunter II 478 var. (draped), SRCV II -, Choice gVF, well centered, excellent portrait, green patina, areas of porosity, weight 10.412g, maximum diameter 25.7mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 132 - 135 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; reverse FELICITATI AVG, war galley rowed left over waves, mast with furled sail on prow, five oarsmen, steersman under an arched shelter and apluster at stern, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking ship, COS III P P in exergue; ex Tom Cederlind; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Aegeae, Cilicia
The recumbent goat was the symbol for the city of Aegeae. It was a pun on AIΓEAIΩN (of the city of Aegeae) and AIΓEIΩN (of the goats). -- The Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms and Their Fractions from 57 BC to AD 253 by Michel and Karin PrieurSH26528. Silver tetradrachm, Prieur 719 (1 example), Weber -, nice VF, weight 13.316g, maximum diameter 28.1mm, die axis 180o, Aigeai (near Yumurtalik, Turkey) mint, 130 - 131 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIΣ TPAIA AΔPIANO ΣEB Π Π, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ETOYΣ •ZOP• AIΓEAIΩN, eagle standing facing on harpe, wings spread, head turned right, goat in exergue; rare; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Because of its strategic location, Moesia was heavily fortified: Legion V Macedonia was garrisoned at Tromesmis, Legion I Italica was at Novae, Legion IV Flavia at Singudunum, Legion VII Claudia at Viminacium, and Legion XI Claudia at Ducortorum. Hadrian was tribune of Legion V Macedonia when it was stationed in Moesia at the end of Domitian's reign. There is no record of an Imperial visit by Hadrian to Moesia but it seems likely he visited on his tour of the Rhine-Danube defenses in 121 or 122 A.D.SL94001. Orichalcum sestertius, BMCRE III 1682, pl. 93, 8 (same rev. die, no obv. image); RIC II 926 corr. (no SC), Cohen II 554 var.; Hunter II -; SRCV II -, NGC Ch VF, strike 4/5, surface 1/5 (4938309-005), weight 23.66g, maximum diameter 32.5mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, Bust of Hadrian, laureate and draped, right; reverse Hadrian standing right on low platform on left, in military attire, haranguing officer and three soldiers, the officer faces right and holds sword and spear, the soldiers face left and carry, the first, eagle, the others standard, S C at sides, EXER MOESI[A]/CVS in two lines in the exergue; zero sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades; NGC| Lookup; extremely rare; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Aegeae, Cilicia
Not listed in Prieur!SH27117. Silver tetradrachm, SNG BnF 2330, Prieur -, Weber -, VF, weight 13.261g, maximum diameter 26.0mm, die axis 180o, Aigeai (near Yumurtalik, Turkey) mint, year 178 of the Caesarean Era, 131 - 132 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIΣ TPAIA AΔPIANO ΣEB Π Π, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ETOYΣ• HOP• AIΓEAIΩN, eagle standing facing on harpe, wings spread, head turned right, goat in exergue; very rare; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Aegeae, Cilicia
Not listed in Prieur!SH26517. Silver tetradrachm, Freeman & Sear Mail Bid 13, lot 298; otherwise unpublished cf. Prieur 719 (eagle's head right), gVF, weight 12.877g, maximum diameter 26.4mm, die axis 180o, Aigeai (near Yumurtalik, Turkey) mint, 130 - 131 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIΣ TPAIA AΔPIANO ΣEB Π Π, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ETOYΣ •ZOP• AIΓEAIΩN, eagle standing facing on harpe, wings spread, head turned left, goat in exergue; very rare; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Aegeae, Cilicia
Aegeae issued tetradrachms only during the reigns of Hadrian and Caracalla. The issues were probably related to visits of these emperors to the town or to its famous sanctuary of Asclepius. -- The Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms and Their Fractions from 57 BC to AD 253 by Michel and Karin Prieur SH27118. Silver tetradrachm, Prieur 720 (1 example), SNG BnF 2331, Weber -, VF, weight 12.430g, maximum diameter 24.8mm, die axis 0o, Aigeai (near Yumurtalik, Turkey) mint, year 164 of the Caesarian Era, 117 - 118 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIC TPAIANOC AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ETOYC •ΔΞP• AIΓEAIΩN, eagle standing facing on harpe, wings spread, head right, goat in exergue; rare; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Plutarch's Life of Romulus describes Rome's first triumph after Romulus' victory over Acron, king of the Ceninenses who attacked Rome after the rape of the Sabine Women: "...Romulus, that he might perform his vow in the most acceptable manner to Jupiter, and make the pomp of it delightful to the eye of the city, cut down a tall oak which he saw growing in the camp, trimmed to the shape of a trophy, and fastened on it Acron's whole suit of armor disposed in proper form; then he himself, girding his clothes about him, and crowning his head with a laurel garland, his hair gracefully flowing, carried the trophy resting erect upon his right shoulder, and so marched on, singing songs of triumph, and his whole army following after, the citizens all receiving him with acclamations of joy and wonder. The procession of this day was the origin and model of all after triumphs..."RS87769. Silver denarius, RIC II 266f (S), RSC II 1316b, BMCRE III 712, Hunter II 236, Strack II 263, SRCV II 3538 var. (slight drapery), Choice EF, light tone, much luster, radiating flow lines, some die wear, tiny edge cracks, weight 3.397g, maximum diameter 18.7mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse ROMVLO CONDITORI (to Romulus the founder), Romulus in military dress advancing right, transverse spear in right hand, spolia opima (trophy of captured arms) in left hand over left shoulder; ex Aureo & Calico, Roma Aeterna Collection auction (09 Nov 2017), lot 71; scarce; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Of this type, the Dictionary of Roman Coins says, "This is a finely designed coin in first brass [a sestertius]. The equestrian group is in a spirited style of workmanship, both horse and man. The Augustus raises aloft his right hand, and with his left holds the bridle of his generous steed, as setting out on him on some journey, about that vague period, his third consulate."SH89464. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II 645 (S), BMCRE III 1313, Hunter II 436, Cohen II 590 var. (bust), SRCV II 3594, Choice VF, mottled turquoise and brown patina, well centered, nice portrait, legends a little weak, edge crack, weight 24.967g, maximum diameter 33.6mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 124 - 128 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse COS III, emperor on horseback prancing left, bare-headed, wearing military garb, cloak flying behind, raising right hand in salute, reins in left hand, S - C divided low across field, EXPED AVG in exergue; Numismatik Naumann auction 72 (2 Dec 2018), lot 458; scarce; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Syria Palestina
In 135, Simon bar Kokhba was killed in Betar, a fortress where he had taken refuge. Resistance continued in Galilee. The Jewish diaspora began as Emperor Hadrian barred Jews from Jerusalem and had survivors of the massacre dispersed across the Roman Empire. Many were sold into slavery. Jerusalem, largely destroyed, was renamed Colonia Aelia Capitolina. Legio VI Ferrata rebuilt the legionary fortress in the city and constructed a Roman temple at Golgotha. An altar to Jupiter was erected on the site of the Temple in Jerusalem.SH75359. Bronze AE 13, RPC Online IV.3 3966; Sofaer 6; Meshorer Aelia 4; Kadman Aelia 6; Rosenberger I 4; BMC Palestine p. 82, 3, aVF, well centered, dark black and brown patina, slightly rough, weight 2.233g, maximum diameter 12.7mm, die axis 180o, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) mint, c. 135 - 10 Jul 138 A.D.; obverse IMP - HAD, laureate head right; reverse COL / AEL (Colonia Aelia), boar walking right; from the J. Berlin Caesarea Collection; extremely rare; SOLD
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Antinous, Companion of Hadrian, Died 130 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
Antinous, a beautiful Bithynian boy and companion of Hadrian, drowned mysteriously in the Nile River as the pair visited Egypt in 130 A.D. He was deified by Hadrian, and worshiped throughout the East.SH16236. Bronze dichalkon (1/8th denomination), BMC Alexandria 926, aVF, rough, weight 2.337g, maximum diameter 16.5mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 30 Aug 136 - 28 Aug 137 A.D.; obverse [ANTINOOV HPWOC], bare headed and draped bust right, wearing hem-h; reverse caduceus, L - KA (year 21 of the reign of Hadrian) in fields; heavy green patina, ragged flan flaws at edges from 12:00 to 2:00 and 7:00 to 9:00, lightweight with a rim crack; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
Roma was a female deity who personified the city of Rome and more broadly, the Roman state. The earliest certain cult to dea Roma was established at Smyrna in 195 B.C., probably to mark the successful alliance against Antiochus III. In 30/29 B.C., the Koinon of Asia and Bithynia requested permission to honor Augustus as a living god. "Republican" Rome despised the worship of a living man, but an outright refusal might offend their loyal allies. A cautious formula was drawn up, non-Romans could only establish a cult for divus Augustus jointly with dea Roma. In the city of Rome itself, the earliest known state cult to dea Roma was combined with Venus at the Hadrianic Temple of Venus and Roma. This was the largest temple in the city, probably dedicated to inaugurate the reformed festival of Parilia, which was known thereafter as the Romaea after the Eastern festival in Roma's honor. The temple contained the seated, Hellenised image of dea Roma with a Palladium in her right hand to symbolize Rome's eternity.SH22821. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II 636, Cohen II 343, SRCV II 3585, gVF, green patina, weight 23.650g, maximum diameter 32.6mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 124 - 128 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse COS III, Roma seated left on cuirass, Victory in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, grounded oval shield behind, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Aegeae, Cilicia
The recumbent goat was the symbol for the city of Aegeae. It was a pun on AIΓEAIΩN (of the city of Aegeae) and AIΓEIΩN (of the goats). -- The Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms and Their Fractions from 57 BC to AD 253 by Michel and Karin Prieur.SH68900. Silver tetradrachm, Prieur 719 (1 example); SNG Levante 1718 f. var. (date); SNG BnF 2329 ff. var. (same); BMC Lycaonia p. 23, 22 var. (same); SNG Cop -, VF, weight 14.935g, maximum diameter 27.0mm, die axis 180o, Aigeai (near Yumurtalik, Turkey) mint, year 177 of the Caesarian Era, 130 - 131 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIΣ TPAIA AΔPIANO ΣEB Π Π, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ETOYΣ •ZOP• AIΓEAIΩN, eagle standing facing on harpe, wings spread, head turned right, recumbent goat right in exergue; ex Numismatik Lanz Munchen, auction 151, lot 743 (unsold with an estimate of €500.00); very rare date; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
The crocodile was the Roman symbol for Egypt and this coin may refer to the quelling of a revolt in Egypt, perhaps related to the Bar Kokhba revolt. This anepigraphic reverse type seems to be quite rare. RIC II and RSC II misdescribe the emperor as having a foot on a prow. The type is missing from the British Museum and Hunter Coin Cabinet. There are only two on Coin Archives and one has a left facing bust. This is the first example of the type handled by Forum.RS74387. Silver denarius, SRCV II 3551; RIC II 294 corr. (S, prow vice crocodile); RSC II 1503a corr. (same); BMCRE III p. 338, * (note); Hunter III - (p. lvii), aVF, weight 3.318g, maximum diameter 18.7mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse Emperor standing right, wearing military garb, inverted spear in right hand, parazonium in left hand, left foot on crocodile, no inscription; vary rare; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Aegeae, Cilicia
SH26498. Silver tetradrachm, Prieur 721, SNG Levante 1719, Weber -, gVF, weight 13.522g, maximum diameter 26.5mm, die axis 180o, Aegeae mint, 133 - 134 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIΣ TPAIA AΔPIANO ΣEB Π Π, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ETOYΣ•ΠP• AIΓEAIΩN, eagle standing facing on harpe, wings spread, head turned right, goat in exergue; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also called the Pharos, built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 B.C., was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Between 393 and 450 feet (120 - 140 m) tall, it was one of the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries. Damaged by three earthquakes between 956 and 1323, it then became an abandoned ruin. It was the third longest surviving ancient wonder (after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the still extant Great Pyramid of Giza), until in 1480 the last of its remnant stones were used to build the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site. In 1994, French archaeologists discovered some remains of the lighthouse on the floor of Alexandria's Eastern Harbor.SH72905. Bronze drachm, Dattari 1768; Geissen 1121; Milne 1416; Kampmann 32.588; SNG Cop 386; BMC Alexandria p. 89, 757; Emmett 1002, Choice gF, nice milk chocolate surfaces, weight 23.286g, maximum diameter 32.1mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 133 - 28 Aug 134 A.D.; obverse AYT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate and draped bust right; reverse Isis Pharia right holding a billowing sail with both hands and left foot, sailing toward the Lighthouse of Pharos, which is surmounted by a statue and two Tritons, each blowing a buccinum (sea shell trumpet); L IH (year 18) above center; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Ephesos, Ionia
| Ephesos, on the west coast of Anatolia, was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. It was famous for its Temple of Artemis, completed around 550 B.C., one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The image on the reverse of this coin likely represents the Artemision. The thumbnail photograph to the right is the Temple of Hadrian at Ephesos, click it to see a larger image. |  |
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Aegeae, Cilicia
Aegeae (also spelled Aigai, Aegaeae, Aigaiai, Aegae, or Aigeai) was a Greek town on the coast of ancient Cilicia, on the north side of the Bay of Issus. It is now separated from the outlet of the Pyramus River (the modern Ceyhan) by a long narrow estuary called Gulf of Alexandretta. In Strabo's time it was a small city with a port. A Greek inscription of the Roman period has been discovered there. Under Rome it was a place of some importance. It was Christianised at an early date.SH17285. Silver tetradrachm, Prieur 719 (1 example), SNG BnF 2329 var. (date), SNG Levante 1718 var. (date), VF, uncleaned, earthen encrustation, weight 13.154g, maximum diameter 27.2mm, die axis 180o, Cilicia, Aigeai (near Yumurtalik, Turkey) mint, Caesarean Era year 177 = 131 - 132 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIΣ TPAIA AΔPIANO ΣEB Π Π, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse AIΓEAIΩN ETOYΣ ZOP, eagle standing facing on ground line, head right, wings displayed, goat kneeling right in ex; very rare; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
RX57168. Bronze drachm, Dattari 1760; SNG Cop 384; Geissen 1117 var. (LIH left); Milne 1413 var. (LI-H); BMC Alexandria p. 89, 754 var. (I/L-H); Kampmann 32.585, VF, weight 21.122g, maximum diameter 33.3mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 133 - 28 Aug 134 A.D.; obverse AYT KAIC TPAIAN AΔPIANOC CEB, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse Isis Pharia standing right, wearing chiton, peplos and headdress of horns, disk and plumes, sistrum in right, inflated sail held with both hands and left foot, IH / L (year 18) lower left; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
SH51674. Silver denarius, RIC II 326i, RSC II 1270b, VF, slightly grainy, weight 2.925g, maximum diameter 18.9mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head left; reverse RESTITVTORI HISPANIAE, Hispania kneeling left, holding branch; Hadrian standing right, holding roll, about to raise her; rabbit right at center; ex CNG auction 243, lot 348 (sold for $520 plus buyer's fee); rare; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Saite Nome, Roman Egypt
Sais was the provincial capital of the Saite Nome. Herodotus wrote Sais is where the grave of Osiris was located. Plutarch said the shrine of Athena (Isis) in Sais carried the inscription "I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be; and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised." The Temple of Sais had a medical school (as did many Egyptian temples), which had many female students and apparently women faculty as well, mainly in gynecology and obstetrics. An inscription from the period survives at Sais, and reads, "I have come from the school of medicine at Heliopolis, and have studied at the woman's school at Sais, where the divine mothers have taught me how to cure diseases." Hector Berlioz' L'Enfance du Christ, has Sais as the setting for the youth of Jesus Christ until age 10, after his parents escape Herod the Great's massacre of male children.RX85923. Bronze obol, Dattari 6370, Geissen 3427, Kampmann N45.13, SNG Cop 1145, SNG Milan 1202, BMC Alexandria 54, Emmett 1219/11, F, well centered, rough, corrosion, small edge splits, closed crack, weight 4.380g, maximum diameter 19.5mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 126 - 28 Aug 127 A.D.; obverse AVT KAI TPAI ADPIA CEB, laureate head right; reverse Athena standing slightly left, head left, wearing crested helmet, owl in right hand, spear in left hand, CAI-T (Saite nome) upward on left, L IA (year 11) downward on right; ex Tom Cederlind, with his $550 ticket; very rare; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
This type of reverse usually indicates the birth of a prince, and we would normally assume the boy and girl on the reverse represent children of the emperor. Hadrian and Sabina, however, had no children.RB92353. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II-3 988A1, BMCRE III 1370, Hunter II 447, Strack II 629, Cohen II 819, SRCV II 3602 var. (slight drapery), VF, dark green patina, full border centering on a broad flan, nice portrait, slight double strike on rev., minor edge flaw 3:00 on obverse, weight 28.452g, maximum diameter 34.9mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 128 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate head right, long neck; reverse HILARITAS P R (Joy of the Roman People), Hilaritas standing half left, palm frond in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, at her feet on left a small nude boy standing right also holding the palm frond, at feet on right a dressed small girl standing left and reaching up to Hilaritas' drapery, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field, COS III in exergue; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
| Ephesos, on the west coast of Anatolia, was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. It was famous for its Temple of Artemis, completed around 550 B.C., one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia cited in the Book of Revelation and the Gospel of John may have been written there. The thumbnail photograph to the right is the Temple of Hadrian at Ephesos, click it to see a larger image. | |
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
In 127, Hadrian returned to Rome after a seven year journey visiting the Roman provinces.SH57712. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II 638, Choice VF, weight 24.663g, maximum diameter 32.3mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 125 - 128 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, hint of drapery on far shoulder; reverse COS III S C, Virtus standing left in military garb, parazonium in right, spear vertical behind in left; a beautiful big bronze!; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D., Hierapolis, Phrygia
Stack's listing described this coin as "one of the finest extant specimens from this mint." That may be a bit of hyperbole, but it is a very nice coin with excellent provenance.
Hierapolis (Greek: "Holy City") was located on hot springs in Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia. Its ruins are adjacent to modern Pamukkale in Turkey and are designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The hot springs have been used as a spa since the 2nd century B.C., with many patrons retiring or dying there. The large necropolis is filled with sarcophagi.SH68895. Silver cistophoric tetradrachm, Metcalf Cistophori type 53, pl. 16, 241 (this coin), Pinder 61, RIC II 482, BMCRE II 1054; RSC II 285, SNGvA 6617, VF, full circle centering, overstruck, weight 10.826g, maximum diameter 29.3mm, die axis 180o, Phrygia, Hierapolis (near Pamukkale, Turkey) mint, 129 - 130 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, bare-headed bust right, drapery on left shoulder; reverse COS III, laureate Apollo wearing the robe of a citharoedus, standing front, plectrum in right, cithara (lyre) in left; from the Jyrki Muona Collection, ex Stack's Bowers and Ponterio sale 173 (NYINC, 11 Jan 2013) lot 5118, ex Hirsch 24 (10 May 1909), lot 1393; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
In 136 A.D., the Roman province of Iudaea (plus Galilee) became Syria Palaestina, the first use of the name Palestine as a designation for Judea. Roman forces chased the Jews from Galilee.SH69938. Silver denarius, SRCV II 3499, RIC II 307, RSC II 869, BMCRE III 853, gVF, toned, weight 3.253g, maximum diameter 18.3mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 134 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse ITA-LIA, Italia standing slightly left, long scepter vertical before her in right, cornucopia in left; ex Heritage auction 231402, lot 64133; ex CNG e-auction 202 (14 Jan 2009), lot 267; ex White Mountain Collection; SOLD
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Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D.
A coin this beautiful might sell for twice this price or more. This coin, however, was expertly smoothed and has an enhanced artificial patina. Here at FORVM we inform you of this issue, which might go unsubscribed by some sellers. This smoothing and patina were probably made necessary by active corrosion. It should be maintained in a climate controlled environment, waxed occasionally, and is at risk of returning active corrosion. This bargain priced coin is sold, as is, no returns.SH98432. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II-3 2398, BMCRE III 1545, Strack II 702, Cohen II 1364, Banti 710, SRCV II 3645, Hunter II 561, VF, excellent portrait, well centered and struck, smoothing, enhanced patina, at risk for active corrosion - sold as is, no returns, weight 24.764g, maximum diameter 31.4mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 137 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right; reverse Diana standing left, arrow in right hand, bow in left, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field below center; sold as is, no returns; SOLD
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