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Hadrian (AD 117-138), with Divus Trajan. AV aureus (19mm, 7.19 gm, 7h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, edge marks, brushed, scuffs. Rome, August-December AD 117. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO OPT AVG G D PART, laureate, cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, exposed upper part of breastplate, balteus strap across chest / DIVO•TRAIANO•PATRI, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Divus Trajan right, seen from behind. RIC II.3 27 (same dies). Calicó 1413 (same dies). Extremely rare - the sole example in sales archives. Handsome military bust.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Peter J. Merani Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 176; Thomas Bentley Cederlind, Auction 131 (6 July 2004), lot 201; Münzen und Medaillen AG, Auction 93 (16 December 2003), lot 148; J. Hirsch XXIX (9 November 1910), lot 1025
Publius Aelius Hadrianus was born in AD 76, the son of a distinguished Spanish senator and related through his mother to the future Emperor Trajan, who took him into his household when Hadrian was nine years old. After Trajan's accession, Hadrian held a series of civilian posts, including a consulship in AD 108, and commanded legions during the Dacian and Parthian wars. Hadrian was not formally adopted until Trajan lay on his deathbed in August, AD 117; after succeeding to the throne, Hadrian abandoned many of Trajan's over-ambitious conquests and engaged in a policy of peace abroad and reform at home. He spent most of his 21-year reign traveling, visiting every province of the Roman Empire. Under his patronage, Roman art and sculpture reached its creative peak. Hadrian came to see himself as a "second Augustus," providing the empire with a new foundation as a vast commonwealth of nations under Rome's guiding hand.
Hadrian minted this issue to assure the empire of the smooth transition of power, and to honor the newly deified previous emperor.
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Estimate: 8000-10000 USD
Hadrian (AD 117-138), with Divus Trajan. AV aureus (19mm, 7.19 gm, 7h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, edge marks, brushed, scuffs. Rome, August-December AD 117. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO OPT AVG G D PART, laureate, cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, exposed upper part of breastplate, balteus strap across chest / DIVO•TRAIANO•PATRI, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Divus Trajan right, seen from behind. RIC II.3 27 (same dies). Calicó 1413 (same dies). Extremely rare - the sole example in sales archives. Handsome military bust.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Peter J. Merani Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 176; Thomas Bentley Cederlind, Auction 131 (6 July 2004), lot 201; Münzen und Medaillen AG, Auction 93 (16 December 2003), lot 148; J. Hirsch XXIX (9 November 1910), lot 1025
Publius Aelius Hadrianus was born in AD 76, the son of a distinguished Spanish senator and related through his mother to the future Emperor Trajan, who took him into his household when Hadrian was nine years old. After Trajan's accession, Hadrian held a series of civilian posts, including a consulship in AD 108, and commanded legions during the Dacian and Parthian wars. Hadrian was not formally adopted until Trajan lay on his deathbed in August, AD 117; after succeeding to the throne, Hadrian abandoned many of Trajan's over-ambitious conquests and engaged in a policy of peace abroad and reform at home. He spent most of his 21-year reign traveling, visiting every province of the Roman Empire. Under his patronage, Roman art and sculpture reached its creative peak. Hadrian came to see himself as a "second Augustus," providing the empire with a new foundation as a vast commonwealth of nations under Rome's guiding hand.
Hadrian minted this issue to assure the empire of the smooth transition of power, and to honor the newly deified previous emperor.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-hadrian-ad-117-138-with-divus-trajan-av-aureus-19mm-719-gm-7h-ngc-xf-5-5-2-5-fine-style-edge-m/a/3099-30102.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD