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First Roman Hemidrachm
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Picked this up cheap a few months back. Couldn't resist the price.
This is my first roman hemidrachm.
Coin was taken with a 5x magnifier. Looks worse, but to the naked eye its very lovely. Was surprised.
Hadrian (117 - 138 A.D.)
AR Hemidrachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea
O: ???? ???C ???? ???????C C???C?, Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder.
R: Nike advancing right with shouldered palm branch in left and wreath in raised right hand; legend to right.?? ?. (Dated RY 4, 120 -121 A.D.)
13.2mm
1.7g
RPC 3, 3074; BMC 140f; Sydenham 255, Metcalf Conspectus 86a
This is my first roman hemidrachm.
Coin was taken with a 5x magnifier. Looks worse, but to the naked eye its very lovely. Was surprised.
Hadrian (117 - 138 A.D.)
AR Hemidrachm
CAPPADOCIA, Caesaraea
O: ???? ???C ???? ???????C C???C?, Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder.
R: Nike advancing right with shouldered palm branch in left and wreath in raised right hand; legend to right.?? ?. (Dated RY 4, 120 -121 A.D.)
13.2mm
1.7g
RPC 3, 3074; BMC 140f; Sydenham 255, Metcalf Conspectus 86a
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8 Reales Madness Collection
nice little Hadrian coin, does it say on the reverse ETD ? or CTD for Cappadocia ?
Its ?[T] ?. The year.
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