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Details
LOT 2916
Hadrian AE Semis. Struck circa AD 126-127. Rome mint.
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate and draped bust to right / COS III, aquila between two signa; S C below. RIC 888 var. (not draped); Cohen -; BMC 1362 var. (same); cf. Leu Numismatik, Web 26, lot 3345. Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished with this bust type.(2.54gr, 18mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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