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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.00 g, 12h). Rome mint. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery / P M TR P COS III, Seven stars (septentriones) within and above crescent moon. RIC II.3 –; RSC –. Darkly toned, rough surfaces. Fine. Unpublished with this reverse type and legend.
From the Cloudesley Collection.
Latin Septentriones refers to the seven stars in Ursa Major that make up the Big Dipper, or sometimes to the seven stars in Ursa Minor that comprise the Little Dipper.
From the Cloudesley Collection.
Latin Septentriones refers to the seven stars in Ursa Major that make up the Big Dipper, or sometimes to the seven stars in Ursa Minor that comprise the Little Dipper.