Impressive Portrait of Hadrian

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1055. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $4540. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BITHYNIA, Koinon of Bithynia. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ 34mm (25.95 g, 6h). Laureate head right / Octastyle temple façade set on podium of three steps; in pediment, male figure standing facing, holding phiale over lighted altar and holding scepter. RG 38; SNG Copenhagen 324 var. (bust type). Good VF, natural brown surfaces. Large impressive portrait.