Details
LOT 3114
Hadrian AE Sestertius. AD 117-138.
Rome mint; struck AD 124-127. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / COS III, Roma seated to left on cuirass, foot on helmet, holding Victory and cornucopia; S C in exergue. RIC II.3 870; Cohen 343 var. (bust type); BMCRE 1297. Good Very Fine. Tooled and smoothed.(24.39gr, 32mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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