Rare First Issue Without ADOPTIO

237, Lot: 403. Estimate $100. Sold for $290. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.34 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 117. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Trajan presenting globe to Hadrian, each holding scroll. RIC II 2c; RSC 1009c. VF, toned. Very rare 1st issue, before ADOPTIO was added to the reverse legend.