IMP CAESAR TRAIAN(V?) HADRIANVS AVG

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust seen from three quarters forward.

PARTHI(V?) ? ? ? P M  TR P COS P P _ ADOPTIO

Trajan standing on the left, wearing a toga. He holds with both his hands, the right hand of Hadrian also wearing a toga and standing on the right. Hadian holding a fold of his toga with left hand

Photos from a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=289097.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

Small precision, peoples often describes the official type of reverse as being: '' Trajan laureate standing right and hadrian Laureate standing left hand giving ''. This is a mistake for me, because we see of all the official coins that the two characters hold an object (volumen?) In their left hand.

The type imitated is RIC 3 (c). However, as I noted above, the official type is poorly described. And this coin ''fourree'', shows us the Emperor on the left with both hands extended to the right. The imitator made the same mistake as the people describing this coin today by not seeing the objects held. Moreover instead of extending one hand as the official type, the character on the left tends both hands. Classical Numismatic Group has noted this change:

''Trajan and Hadrian standing vis-à-vis, Trajan is clasping the right hand of Hadrian with both of his hands''

I have classified this coin in group 3 because the obverse legend does not correspond to the legends associated with this reverse on the official coins. The legend does not appear to contain the letters OPT. The legend also ends with AVG and not AVG GER DAC. Part of the legend is impossible to read, IMP CAESAR is assumed but there appears to be one or more words between CAESAR and TRAIAN, which is also not present on the official type. TRAIAN seems to be followed by letters VS, another mistake. About the reverse side, we also assume that the legend must be PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN AVG F P M TR P COS P P, but I have written ''? '' to the places that no longer allow to read the legend. Because, given the errors on the obverse, there is no indication that the reverse legend correctly follows the main type. The A of ADOPTIO is tilted as if he was following the beginning of the legend PARTHIC. It is not a hybrid because this type is known, including with this bust, but the visual of the reverse and (at least) the legend of the obverse include errors.

IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG D(ressembling P)IVI RA

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to the right.

PARTHIC DIVI IPAIAN AVG I P II TR P COS V? _ PIE - TAS

Pietas standing to the left, draped and raising her right hand.

Photos from a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=144731.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

Hybrid coin, combining the obverse of RIC 13 and the reverse of RIC 8. Legends have errors. The coin is therefore classified in group 4. I noted, as for all the other coins of the base, the legend copied as a reference.

IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG

Laureate bust of Hadrian to the right with slight drapery on the left shoulder.

P M TR P – COS III _ LIBERAT AVV _ III

Hadrian seated on a platform and turned to the left, distributing money to a citizen with a toga, standing in front of him.

Photos from a coin sold by Numismatik Naumann, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2712161, link to their website: http://www.numismatik-naumann.at/.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

I classify this coin in the group 3 because even if it respects the legend and the bust (b) of the RIC 129, there are two errors with the exergue: LIBERAT AVV instead of LIBERAL AVG. Without this T in place of the L we could have classified this coin in the group 1. The V instead of the G looks like an inclined G but this one mistake, given the quality of the copy (except the style), would not be enough to downgrade this coin in group 3.

IMP CAESAR TRAIAN H - ADRIANVS AVG

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to the right, seen from three quarter back.

P M TR P – COS III _ SAL AVG

Salus seated left, feeding a snake raising from an altar.

Photos from a coin sold by Numismatik Naumann, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2977840, link to their website: http://www.numismatik-naumann.at/.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

Variant of RIC 137 bust (c) with a bust seen three quarter back. Coin classified in group 4 because it does not seem that there is official coin with this bust orientation associated with this reverse. That said, nothing proves the opposite. The coin therefore perfectly copies the official type except for the orientation of the bust. However, if it can not be excluded that it has been copied on an official coin having the same bust, but not yet indexed; I note that this type of reverse exists on other denarii. But this bust also exists for Trajan. The legend is the same except: COS II and SALVS AVG (the reverse SALVS AVG also exists for Hadrian). What is interesting is that the obverse shows the bust of Trajan, draped and laureate on the right, seen from three quarters back as on this imitation. Link to the coin: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3300240. Was the copier influenced by a coin of Trajan or did he use as a model an obverse and a reverse of two different coins of Hadrian? The last hypothesis is the most likely. The coins of Trajan would have simply influenced the copier in the idea of ​​seeing this bust associated with this reverse.

IMP CAESAR TRAIAN H - ADRIANVS AVG

Laureate bust and turned to the right of Hadrian with a slight drapery on the left shoulder.

C - O - S – I - I - I

An eagle with spread wings, head to the left and clasping a thunderbolt.

Photos from a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=45054.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

Hybrid obverse / reverse already referenced in particular by Classical Numismatic Group. The coin uses the reverse of the RIC 191. The association with this obverse is not known on the official listed coins. I observe that the legend of the obverse is for coins struck before 125, date from which this reverse appears. The same finging on the legend of obverse and reverse which are the same as on the coin described after this one.

IMP CAESAR TRAIAN(V) H - ADRIANVS AVG

Laureate and draped bust seen from three quarter back of Hadrian, to the right.

C - O - S – I - I - I

An eagle with spread wings, head to the left and clasping a thunderbolt.

Photos from a coin sold by Roma Numismatic Limited, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1818893, link to their website: https://www.romanumismatics.com/.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

Neither the legend nor the bust seen from three quarter back are known on official coins associated with this reverse. It's a hybrid obverse / reverse. In addition, I note an error that seems not to have been recorded so far: TRAIANV instead of TRAIAN. The copied reverse is that of RIC 191. The association with this obverse is not known on the official listed coins. I observe that the legend of the obverse is for coins struck before 125, date from which this reverse appears. The same finding on the legend of obverse and reverse which are the same as on the coin described before this one.

HADRIANVS – AVGVSTVS P P

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, seen from three quarter back.

IVSTITIA AVG P P _ COS III

Ivstitia seated left,holding patera with right hand and scpeter with left.

Photos from a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=337266.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated example..

The coin is an imitation of the RIC 215 (f) without being sure that the bust described in the RIC is seen three quarter back as here. Because no mention of the orientation of the bust was noted. But this orientation exist on many coins with different bust...

HADRIANVS – AVG COS III P P (last P in the drapery of the bust)

Bust with bare head and drapery of Hadrian to the left.

FIDES – PVBLICA

Fides standing left, holding grain ears with right hand and basket of fruits with left hand extended.

Photos from a coin sold by Savoca Numismatik, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4895804, link to their website: https://www.savoca-coins.com/.

The information of weight and diameter are those of the two copies mentioned, the coin of Savoca Numismatik is 16.00 mm for 2.51 grs, that of cgb.fr is 18.00 mm for 2.34 grs.

I classify this coin in group 3, the type and the legend are known together on the official coins. Only the bust changes. Indeed it is the bust ''h'' of the RIC list, not known with this type of reverse. The imitated type (as pointed out by cgb.fr) is the RIC 241A (denarius). So it is a variant with the bust ''h''. Bust found on contemporary coins like the aureus with the reverse: IOVI VICTORI (RIC 251) or the denarius with the reverse: ROMA (RIC 262 A) .Another copy was listed by cgb.fr in 2009, link to the sale and their site:https://www.cgb.fr/hadrien-denier-fourre-ttb,v41_0530,a.html.

It is difficult for me to judge on photo with two damaged copies, but it seems that these two coins share the same dies. The reverses of both coins have the same die break before the F of FIDES. Even if I wonder if it can be a letter written in error which would not be surprising on this kind of coin. This explains why I noticed that the last P is in the drapery because for now I have listed this type of fourree only with these two dies.

HADRIANVS – AVG COS III P P

Bare bust of hadrian to the right.

PROVIDEN - TIA AVG

Providentia standing left, holding scpeter with right hand and extending left hand over globe at her feet.

Photos from a coin sold by Savoca Numismatik, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5489604, link to their website: https://www.savoca-coins.com/.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

The copied coin is the RIC 261 bust (a). Perfect imitation (except the style which is almost better than the official coins), so classified in group 1.

HADRIANVS – AVG COS III P P

Bare head and draped bust of hadrian to the right

GER - MANIA

Germania standing facing, head right, holding spear and resting left hand on shield.

Photos from a coin sold by Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=657772, link to their website: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

Coin copied on RIC 302 as mentioned by Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH. I add that it is the bust (c) of the RIC list. So this is a variant of the official type (again, there may be the discovery of a similar official coin in the future) since this bust is not known with the reverse showing Germania looking right. I therefore classify it in group 4. I therefore classify it in group 4, this coin being probably copied on two different coins.

HADRIANVS – AVGVSTVS P

Laureate bust of Hadrian to the right.

C - O - S – III

Victory seated left, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left hand.

Photos from a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=264184.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

This coin copies the RIC 345. It simply misses the second P of P P. So I classified it in the group 3. About this, I noted a bust not listed (or in any case correctly) with this type for official coins, read the article here: https://www.all-your-coins.com/en/blog/antique/romaines/un-buste-non-repertorie-pour-hadrien.

HADRIANVS – AVGVSTVS P P

Laureate bust of Hadrian to the right with slight drapery on left shoulder.

Romulus bare head, advancing right, holding trophy with left hand and spear in the right.

Photos from a coin sold by Savoca Numismatik, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1156860 , link to their website: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

Hybrid currency as mentioned Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, quote:

''Cf RIC 266 für Rv. (auch 370 und 376), RSC 1316 für Rv. (Prototypen). Interessante antike Imitation mit hybrider Stempelkoppelung.''

Given the legend of obverse and the type of reverse, the official coins closest to our imitation are:

-RIC 266 or RIC 376 (as mentioned by Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH) which are denarii. But, for the RIC 266, a bare and laureate bust with legend HADRIANVS AVG COS III P. For the RIC 376 the same bust but with the aegis and the legend HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Finally, the RIC 370 (Aureus) (also quoted by Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH) which is known with the same reverse, the same legends but a bust bareheaded and draped (bust (g) of the RIC list). And who is a hybrid struck in silver with, in addition, a variant of bust. So we have three possibilities. Even if we can always discover in the meantime, an official coin so far unlisted, sticking better or totally to this imitation. However (and this goes for other fourree hybrids) it is very likely that these coins are copied on two different coins, since we have, just for this emperor, fourree coins whose types are mostly hybrids. This makes a high probability rate that these coins remain (or at least for the most part) hybrids.

HADRIANVS – AVG COS III P P

Buste nu et lauré d'Hadrien à droite.

P M TR P – COS III / VIRT – AVG

Virtus standing left, foot on helmet? Holding parazonium with right hand and spear with left.

Photos from a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=315735.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

This coin is a hybrid listed by Classical Numismatic Group, quote:

'' This interesting piece has an obverse imitating the standard issues of Hadrian circa AD 134-138, but the reverse has no exact prototype, though the configuration, with this outer legend and inner circle is typical of his AD 122-124. ''
 

This coin is a hybrid listed by Classical Numismatic Group, quote:

''This interesting piece has an obverse imitating the standard issues of Hadrian circa AD 134-138, but the reverse has no exact prototype, though the configuration, with this outer legend and inner circle is typical of his AD 122-124.''

This reverse seems not to be known either for Hadrian. In other modules, the reverse VIRTVS is known but with the mention S - C and different obverse legend.

IMP CAESAR TRAIAN H - ADRIANVS AVG

Laureate bust with light drape on the left shoulder.

P M TR P C - OS QI P P S P Q R

Genius naked, standing to the left and holding a patera with his right hand extended as well as ears of wheat with his left hand.

Photos of a coin sold by cgb.fr, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cgb.fr/hadrien-denier-fourre-ttb,v38_0565,a.html.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated copy.

As pointed out by cgb.fr, discoverer of this hybrid, it is about an association of an obverse of Hadrian, known with this legend and this bust; and of a reverse probably copied on a coin of Trajan. So I classify it in group 4.

Error underlined by cgb.fr: IQ instead of (in my opinion) VI of COS VI which is known on this type of reverse on the coins of Trajan.

HADRIANVS – AVGVSTVS P P

Bare bust of Hadrian to the right.

C - O - S – III

Cult statue of Kore standing and facing, draped between two ears of wheat and a poppy on his right.

Photos from a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group, link to the sale and their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=152471.

Weight and diameter information from the illustrated example.

I guess, looking at the legend remains and the quality of the representation that the legend is correctly copied to the official type. The coin copied is the RIC 510.