HADRIAN COINS

Est. 1985

All coins sent with an individual illustrated Certificate of Authenticity

Coins of First Century Emperors
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Claudius, 41 to 54 AD
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RC 2937 - Claudius (41-54 AD) - brass sestertius - 35mm
obverse - TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP
reverse - [SPES] AVGVSTA - Spes (Hope) advancing holding flower and holding skirt.
Hope is always personified as a young girl going out in adult dress for the first time, raising her skirt clear of the mud.
This is probably a contemporary copy issued by the Roman army in Britain.
The coin has a good green patina.
£95

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Vitellius - January to December AD 69
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RC 375 - Vitellius (January to December 69 AD) - silver denarius
obverse -VITELLIVS GERMANICVS [IMP]
reverse [CONCORDIA] - Concord (harmony) seated
£155

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RC 3227 - Vitellius (January to December 69 AD) - silver denarius of May/June 69
obverse -VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P
reverse LIBERTAS RESTITVTA - Liberty standing holding Cap of Liberty and staff.
The Pileus or Cap of Liberty was the red conical cap presented to freed slaves (presumably while their hair grew back).
In the late 18th century, it was the symbol adopted by the American and French Revolutionaries.
£245

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