Commemorating the Adoption of Hadrian by Trajan

Triton XX, Lot: 727. Estimate $3000. Sold for $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 117. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO OPT AVG GER • DAC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN ΛVG F P M TR P COS P P; ADOPTIO in exergue, Trajan and Hadrian standing facing one another, both togate and clasping hands, each holding a volumen. RIC II 3c; Calicó 1168 (same dies); BMCRE 5 (same dies); Strack 2η; Biaggi –. Good VF, lightly toned, a couple shallow scratches and a small deposit on the obverse. Rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 99 (13 May 2015), lot 624.