Triton XVIII, Lot: 1090. Estimate $1500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 13.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 124-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, radiate and draped bust right / COS III, S C in exergue, Salus enthroned left, holding patera in right hand and feeding serpent, entwined around altar, and leaning on throne back. RIC II 657; Strack 635α2; BMCRE 1329. EF, green patina. Beautifully centered and struck.

From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Kurt P. Wyprächtiger Collection; Aufhäuser 12 (1 October 1996), lot 543; Aufhäuser 7 (9 October 1990), lot 433.