Sale: Triton V, Lot: 1977. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 January 2002.  Sold For $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (23.07 gm). Struck 134-138 AD. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust right / ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEAE, S C in exergue, Hadrian standing right, raising right hand, facing Judaea standing left, holding cup and patera; at her feet, two small boys before her, one behind her, each holding a palm; altar between. RIC II 893; BMCRE 1657; Cohen 56. Good VF, green with reddish brown patina, minor obverse recutting and smoothing. Very rare. ($3000)