Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1051. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $725. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (3.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Laureate bust left, slight drapery on far shoulder / RESTITVTORI GALLIAE, Hadrian standing right, holding scroll and about to raise Gallia kneeling left. RIC II 324 var. (no drapery); RSC 1248 var. (same). Good VF, iridescent gray toning, a few faint marks under tone. Rare bust variety.