389, Lot: 655. Estimate $200. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 27.71 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 132-135. Laureate and draped bust right / Galley moving left, with rowers, steersman in stern. RIC II 706; Banti 365 var. (position of S C). Fine, dark brown patina, some red and green, areas of roughness.

From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor, purchased from Rob Golan, 18 May 1995.