CNG 105, Lot: 882. Estimate $300. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.37 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bare head right / AFRICA, Africa reclining left, leaning on rock, holding scorpion and cornucopia; basket of fruits at feet. RIC II 299; RSC 140. Good VF.

From the estate of Dr. Robert B. Beckett, Jr. Ex Gemini II (11 January 2006), lot 373.