CNG 105, Lot: 889. Estimate $300. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.64 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bare head right / NILVS, Nilus reclining right on crocodile, holding reed and cornucopia; at feet, hippopotamus left. RIC II 310; RSC 989. Good VF, a couple light scratches on reverse.

From the estate of Dr. Robert B. Beckett, Jr., purchased from Atlantis Ltd.