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LOT 3570
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 130-133. Rome mint.
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head to right / AFRICA, Africa, wearing elephant headdress, reclining to left, holding scorpion and cornucopia; basket of corn to left. RIC II.3 1495; Cohen 140. Very Fine.(2.93gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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