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Hadrian (AD 117-138). AE as (25mm, 7h). NGC Choice Fine, damage. Rome, AD 130-133. HADRIANVS-AVG COS III P P, laureate, draped bust of Hadrian right, seen from behind / HISPANIA, Hispania reclining left, olive branch in outstretched right hand, left arm resting on rocks; rabbit crouching right at feet to left, S C in exergue. RIC II.3, 1537.
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. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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Hadrian (AD 117-138). AE as (25mm, 7h). NGC Choice Fine, damage. Rome, AD 130-133. HADRIANVS-AVG COS III P P, laureate, draped bust of Hadrian right, seen from behind / HISPANIA, Hispania reclining left, olive branch in outstretched right hand, left arm resting on rocks; rabbit crouching right at feet to left, S C in exergue. RIC II.3, 1537.
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. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/hadrian-ad-117-138-ae-as-25mm-7h-ngc-choice-fine-damage/p/61464-17006.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61464-01192025
HID02906262019
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Certification number: NGC 8209572012