Rare Variety

210, Lot: 265. Estimate $150. Sold for $1101. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 28.15 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 134-138. Laureate and draped bust left / Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum, resting elbow on basket. RIC II 838 var. (Ibis on column before); Banti -; BMCRE 1692 note. VF, dark brown and green patina. Rare variety without the column and ibis on the reverse.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.