Details
LOT 2773
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Hadrian - Minerva AE As 126 A.D.
Rome mint. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS legend with laureate bust right. Rev: COS III legend with Minerva advancing right brandishing javelin and holding shield; S - C across fields. Good fine.(10.08 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
With coin ticket.
Literature
RIC 664; BMC 1337; Sear 3679.
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