284, Lot: 326. Estimate $150. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.37 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 119-121. Laureate head right / RESTITVTORI ORBIS TERRARVM, Hadrian standing left, holding volumen and extending hand to raise turreted female kneeling right, holding globe. RIC II 594. Fine, dark bluish-green patina, cleaning scratches, smoothing in fields. Rare.
From the R. D. Frederick Collection.