60, Lot: 113. Estimate $200. Sold for $165. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.35 gm). Struck 134-138 AD. Laureate head right / Hispania reclining left, holding branch; rabbit behind right. RIC II 306; RSC 837. Toned, good VF, light porosity.

This coin commemorates Hadrian's visit to Spain in 122-123 AD. The families of Trajan and Hadrian, who were kinsmen, were Italian emigrants to Spain. Spain itself, one of Rome's chief sources of silver, was an important, though troubled province. In 135 AD, the problems that arose there contributed Hadrian's return to Italy and put an end to his imperial tours.