Details
LOT 3084
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 117-138.
Antioch mint; struck AD 119. [IMP] CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, with aegis / P M TR POTES COS III, Aequitas-Moneta standing facing, head to left, holding scales with right hand and cornucopia with left. RIC II.3 2964; BMCRE p.378, 3 var. (bust type); RSC 1179b var. (same). Good Very Fine.(2.73gr, 19mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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