Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1694. Estimate $1000. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002. Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SABINA, wife of Hadrian. Died 137 AD. AR Denarius (2.89 gm). Uncertain eastern mint. Diademed and draped bust left, hair bound in queue down back / Seven-pointed star within crescent. RIC II -; cf. BMCRE pg. 361, b; RSC 35a. Good VF. Very Rare. ($1000)
Another specimen is cited in BMCRE where it is referred to as a hybrid which employs a reverse of Hadrian.