Ancient Stars
Hadrian - saluting on horseback
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - ROMAN EMPIRE (1st CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) ROMAN EMPIRE Hadrian, AD 117-138 |
| Item Description: |
AE Sestertius |
| Full Grade: |
NGC VF |
| Owner: |
PAL Collection |
Owner Comments:
NGC rated "FINE STYLE light smoothing". Raising the right hand has long been considered a gesture of power and authority. In ancient Rome, it was known as "adlocutio" when the Emperor raised his arm to address a large crowd. The gesture was also used by Roman soldiers as a salute to their leader, a practice copied by militaries through the centuries (particularly the Nazis) and still seen today in the modern military salute.