Sale: Triton VI, Lot: 875. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 13 January 2003.  Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.04 gm). Æ Sestertius (26.04 gm). Struck 119-124 AD. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG PM TRP COS III, laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / PIETAS AVGVSTI, S C across field, Pietas, draped and veiled standing right, raising left hand and holding box of incense in right; at her feet, lighted altar. RIC II 587 var. (bust type); BMCRE 1198 note; Cohen 1042. Good VF, dark brown patina. ($1000)