392, Lot: 539. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 28.35 g, 12h). “Travel series” issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Laureate and draped bust right / AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding sistrum, resting elbow on basket; to left, ibis standing right on column. RIC II 838; Banti 79. VF, dark brown surfaces, shallow cleaning marks.

From the Collection of a Director.