Looks Like A Duck .... Walks Like A Duck .... Then It Must Be .... Trajan ?

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FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 04/01/2018 7:21 pm I snagged this bronze a few weeks back on the general assumption that you never can have too many coins of Caligula around the house. Well the price was right so why ask why ...... 7.28 grams 28-9mm Well after searching around for a bit I came up empty ! Must be Augustus then ...... no ? I don't think it is Now looking at the obverse I 'think' I am reading TPAIANO ? help ............ Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/01/2018 9:28 pm My first impression was also Caligula, never saw a Trajan with that bust doesn't even look like him. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 04/01/2018 10:40 pm Perhaps an early issue I have a Nerva that makes the supreme effort to make him look like a member of the family of Augustus. But the legend here seems to read TPAIANO Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 04/01/2018 11:00 pm The bust looks like Hadrian, whose name on the provincials is often a variation of TPAIANOC AΔPIANOC KAICAP. In this case, it seems to be [...] TRAIANO A-ΔP[...]. Edited by Kushanshah 04/02/2018 12:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 04/02/2018 12:39 am Not sure I would go so far as to say it looks like Hadrian ! But yes I think it is ..... Hadrian ! Funny how easy it is to look at something and not see the obvious Hadrian using his "patronymic" when I started out I would have bet money on Caligula ! From Caligula to Augustus to Trajan and finally Hadrian Its official ....... "old timers" is setting in Many thanx Kushanshah Report this Post to the Staff
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