Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 954. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004.  Sold For $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Denarius (3.36 gm). Struck circa 134-138 AD. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right / NILVS, Nilus reclining right on object, holding reeds and cornucopiae; hippopotamus at feet; crocodile in water below. RIC II 310; Strack 213do; BMCRE 457; RSC 460. FDC. [See color enlargement on plate 13] ($750)