Rare Bust Left Travel Denarius

353, Lot: 478. Estimate $150. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 2.85 g, 12h). “Travel series” issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bare head left / AFRICA, Africa, wearing elephant skin headdress, reclining left on rock, holding scorpion and cornucopia; basket of grain ears at feet. RIC II 299 var. (unlisted with this bust type for a Denarius); RSC 137. VF, toned. Rare with bust left.