The Adoption of Hadrian

293, Lot: 302. Estimate $100. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 117. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Trajan and Hadrian standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands and each holding a volumen in left; ADOPTIO in exergue. RIC II 3c; RSC 4a. Good VF, minor metal flaws.