CNG 99, Lot: 628. Estimate $5000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 118. IMP CAESAR TRAIA N HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS II around, FEL AVG across field, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC II 40a var. (bust type); Strack 34η; Calicó 1253; BMCRE 64; Biaggi –. Near EF, a few minor marks, underlying luster. Rare.