Second Known EXERCITVS ALEXANDRINVS Sestertius

298, Lot: 237. Estimate $300. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 23.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 134-138. Bareheaded and draped bust left / [E]XERCITVS [A]LEXANDRI/[NVS], Hadrian on horseback right, addressing three soldiers standing left, each holding signum. RIC II –; Banti 253 (same dies); BMCRE –; Strack –; Cohen –. Near Fine, tan surfaces, faint scratches before bust. Excessively rare – Banti knew of only one specimen. An important opportunity for the collector of Hadrian.

Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection; Hausman Collection.