CNG 105, Lot: 874. Estimate $750. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 119-125. Laureate head right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC III 100; RSC 1153a. FDC, lightly toned. Struck with fresh dies. Marvelous details.

Ex Heritage 3044 (3 January 2016), lot 30151.