CNG 84, Lot: 1020. Estimate $500. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.48 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 118. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopia. RIC II 551a; Banti 415. VF, dark green-brown patina, traces of earthen deposits, a few rough spots. Bold early portrait.