196, Lot: 280. Estimate $100. Sold for $125. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.22 g, 2h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bare head right / AFRICA, Africa reclining left, wearing elephant skin headdress, holding scorpion and cornucopia; basket containing grain ears and poppy at feet. RIC II 299; RSC 140. Near VF, toning a bit spotty.

From the Gordon S. Parry Collection.