CNG 100, Lot: 1866. Estimate $25000. Sold for $18000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded and draped bust right / SECVRI TAS AVG, Securitas seated right, on throne with cornucopias as arms, and leaning head on her hand. RIC II 272; Calicó 1374 (same rev. die); Strack 270 = BMCRE 731, pl. 61, 8 (same rev. die); Biaggi 656. Near EF, lustrous, a few shallow scratches and a contact mark on obverse. Extremely Rare. None in CoinArchives.