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Hadrian (AD 117-138). AV aureus (19mm, 7.40 gm, 7h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, scuff. Rome, AD 119-122. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN-HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, seen from front / P M T-R P-COS III, Roma in military dress seated left seated left on a pile of arms including cuirass, and shield, reversed spear in left hand, facing Victory in right hand, wreath in right hand, palm in left. RIC II.3 544. Calicó 1334. Excellent centering on broad flan. Handsome, early portrait.
Hadrian's early coin portraits, as seen on this example, are much in the tradition set by his predecessor Trajan, featuring the emperor wearing a military cuirass and a general's cloak (paludamentum). Starting about AD 122, Hadrian's aesthetic tastes come to the fore in his coinage, with larger, more "civilian" portraits and simplified legends coming into vogue.
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Estimate: 4000-5000 USD
Hadrian (AD 117-138). AV aureus (19mm, 7.40 gm, 7h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, scuff. Rome, AD 119-122. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN-HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, seen from front / P M T-R P-COS III, Roma in military dress seated left seated left on a pile of arms including cuirass, and shield, reversed spear in left hand, facing Victory in right hand, wreath in right hand, palm in left. RIC II.3 544. Calicó 1334. Excellent centering on broad flan. Handsome, early portrait.
Hadrian's early coin portraits, as seen on this example, are much in the tradition set by his predecessor Trajan, featuring the emperor wearing a military cuirass and a general's cloak (paludamentum). Starting about AD 122, Hadrian's aesthetic tastes come to the fore in his coinage, with larger, more "civilian" portraits and simplified legends coming into vogue.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-hadrian-ad-117-138-av-aureus-19mm-740-gm-7h-ngc-xf-5-5-2-5-scuff/a/3094-34227.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD