298, Lot: 207. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ As (25mm, 12.82 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 134-138. Bareheaded and draped bust right / TELLVS STABIL, Tellus reclining left, placing hand on globe and holding vine branch, leaning elbow on basket. RIC II 835. Fine, green patina. Scarce type.

Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection; Hausman Collection.

This interesting type lauds the peace and prosperity that the rule of Hadrian has brought to the world (tellus stabilita = “stable earth” ).