Details
LOT 3351
Hadrian AR Denarius. Struck AD 119-125. Rome mint.
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P COS III, Aeternitas standing to left, holding heads of Sol and Luna; AETER AVG across fields. RIC II.3 115; RSC 131. Very Fine.(3.05gr, 19mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
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