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t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 12/04/2011 7:31 pm Nearly all ancients have been recovered from the ground and cleaned up to some degree. After cleaning this one has not retained much patina, and there is light porosity on both sides, but it not too distracting. Some collectors would prefer more original patina. On the plus side it has a nice portrait and the obverse legend HADRIANIVS AVGVSTVS is readable. I think that may be Mars the god of war on the reverse. Overall it is a good example and the price seems reasonable. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/04/2011 7:34 pm Thanks guys for your opinions. Looks like my Hadrian quest is over... at least until I decide to upgrade! (which probably won't be for a while, trust me! ) Edited by VisigothKing 12/04/2011 7:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 12/04/2011 11:06 pm All nice coins. I think you will have a fine hadrian coin soon JangoFett please post when you get it. I am still waiting on mine but some should be here on monday or tuesday...cant wait. I learned alot the past few months just from reading the posts on this forum, I also bought some roman coin books that havent come in the mail yet. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/05/2011 12:08 am Will do jessvc1! Hope to see your new aquisitions soon. Edit: Oh cool. This is my 1500th post! Sweet! Edited by VisigothKing 12/05/2011 12:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 2:05 pm Not as good as the seller's pics, but it just arrived and here are my pics of it. Nice heavy coin; no doubt a great addition to my collection IMO! But I can't immediately enjoy it right now; this one is going under the Christmas tree along with 4 other Roman coins that I am getting. I'll be sharing those with you guys after I unwrap them Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 2:12 pm BTW t360, it's Minerva on the reverse. Edit: I think (now that I'm looking through Wildwinds), Minerva is what the seller indicated. Edited by VisigothKing 12/12/2011 2:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 2:29 pm Thats a nice coin jangofett, looks like your day started out good too. Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 2:30 pm It looks like it has a nice smooth brown patina. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 2:36 pm I'm pretty sure it's RIC 827, but both Wildwinds and Dirtyoldcoins (thank you Gil-galad for mentioning that site ) have the obverse description for 827 as "HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P" not "HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS". Or can 827 have either one? Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 2:38 pm Thanks jessvc1, it has been a great day! Got my assignments back in Oral Communication class and got all A's and B's, and came home to the Hadrian and two of my Christmas coins waiting for me in the mail. Edited by VisigothKing 12/12/2011 2:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 3:26 pm How much does your coin weigh and what is it's size? You know, I don't think your coin is a RIC 827, but rather an As, RIC II 664, Rome mint; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; reverse COS III S C, Minerva, helmeted, standing left, shield in left, with right brandishing javelin. If the obverse legend is " Hadrianva avgvstvs" then it can't be RIC 827. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 3:35 pm It's 27 mm and weighs 12.91 gm. About the obverse yeah, that's why I got confused. What reference did you use jw? Edited by VisigothKing 12/12/2011 3:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 3:48 pm Yeah, even the weight and measurement adds up. I found it looking on acsearch. Here is the link to the coin I referenced: http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=220686 Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 3:53 pm Ah ok. Thanks for your help jw! Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 8:29 pm Wonderful coin JangoFett! This statue in Guadalajara, Mexico shows the Roman Goddess Minerva with her shield and spear. Report this Post to the Staff
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