384, Lot: 586. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.38 g, 12h). “Travel series” issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bare head right / AFRICA, Africa reclining left, wearing elephant-skin headdress, holding scorpion; basket of fruit and grain ears to left. RIC II 299; RSC 140. VF.

From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 408448 (June 2015).

One of the most important events of Hadrian's reign, his extended imperial tour of the provinces lasted for a large portion of his years as emperor. In order to take stock of his inheritance as well as calm the disquiet which had arisen in the later years of Trajan's reign, the new emperor traveled throughout the provinces, re-establishing the Roman order and reconnecting with local governments, ultimately ensuring the Pax Romana for another half-century.