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on Thursday, April 28th, Robert Prummel said

Sir,
I enjoyed your webpage on Roman coins and the Emperor Hadrian. But are you sure that he is, as you stated adrssing a crowd from the steps of the temple of Divus Caesar?
If you look at the wall beneath his feet , then you will notice several , how do the English call this?, battering rams that were fitted to the bow of a ship.
It is well known that these trophies from a victory at sea were embellishing the ROSTRUM, a plattform from wich to adress crowds . It was opposite Caesars temple and under the tabularium.

Faithfully yours,

Robert Prummel

The Netherlands



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Drawing of coin showing Hadrian addressing populace from Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar from coin of Hadrian.
Credits: Ch. Huelsen, The Roman Forum: Its History and Its Monuments, trans. J.B. Carter (2nd ed.), fig. 84, p. 156, 1909.
Source: www.vroma.org

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