CNG 97, Lot: 661. Estimate $10000. Sold for $21000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.46 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / VICTO R IA • AVG, Victory standing left, holding palm frond and eagle with wreath in beak. RIC II 284a; Calicó 1397 (same dies as coin illustrated); Biaggi 665 (same dies as coin illustrated). EF, lightly toned, a few minor marks. Bold and attractive portrait.

Ex Mieza Collection (Nomos 7, 15 May 2013), lot 170; Nomos 1 (6 May 2009), lot 151; Numismatica Ars Classica 46 (2 April 2008), lot 1056.