Details
LOT 3086
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Rome mint; struck AD 129-130. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to left / INDVLGENTIA AVG • P P, Indulgentia seated to left on throne, extending her right hand and holding sceptre in her left; COS III in exergue. RIC II.3 1023; Cohen -; BMC -. Near Very Fine. Surface blister on obverse. Very rare type.(1.97gr, 18mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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