v21_2504 - HADRIAN Denier

MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 500.00 €
Realised price : 225.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 240.00 €

Type : Denier

Date: 136

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,15 g.

Rarity : R1

Officine: 4e

Emission: 26e

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire avec un portrait tout à fait inhabituel. Flan irrégulier, légèrement échancré à six heures. Très joli revers

Catalogue references :

C.991 var. (5f.) - RIC.310 (S) - BMC/RE.864 pl. 63/19 - H.1/638 - RCV.3508 var. (350$) - RSC.991 B - MAR.148 A, p. 82-83 - MRK.32 /79

Obverse

Obverse legend : HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P P.

Obverse description : Tête nue d’Hadrien à gauche (O°1).

Obverse translation : “Hadrianus Augustus Consul tertium Pater Patriæ”, (Hadrien auguste consul pour la troisième fois père de la patrie).

Reverse

Reverse legend : NILVS.

Reverse description : Nilus (le Nil) barbu nu jusqu’à la ceinture allongé à droite, appuyé sur une urne.

Reverse translation : “Nilus”, (le Nil).

Commentary

Les portraits à gauche deviennent beaucoup plus rares au cours du IIe siècle après J.-C.

Historical background

HADRIAN

(08/11/117-07/10/138)

Hadrian was born in 76 in Italica. Pupil of Trajan, he married in 100 Sabine, grand-niece of the emperor, and made a career in the staff of the latter, in particular during the Dacian campaign. In 117, he succeeded Trajan, and traveled for twenty years, visiting the entire empire - the only Emperor to have lent himself to this exercise. In 122, Hadrian went to Spain. Childless, he first chose Aélius to succeed him in 136, but the latter died on January 1, 138. Hadrian then adopted Antonin on February 25 and himself chose Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as Antoninus' heirs. He died on July 10, 138.

HADRIAN Hemidrachme VF/VG

HADRIAN Tétradrachme XF

v21_2504 - HADRIAN Denier

Obverse

Reverse

Commentary

Historical background

HADRIAN

(08/11/117-07/10/138)

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