329, Lot: 438. Estimate $300. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.75 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 132-135. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / Galley left with five oarsmen and a steersman; vexillum on prow. RIC II 706; Banti 348. VF, green patina, roughness, field marks, and cleaning scratches.
From the Fairfield Collection. Ex Deyo Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 266, 19 October 2011), lot 376; Coin Galleries (16 November 1983), lot 389.