CNG 108, Lot: 616. Estimate $5000. Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS • AVG COS III P P, bareheaded bust left, slight drapery / AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left on serpent-entwined basket, holding sistrum; at feet, ibis standing right. RIC II 296; Calicó 1185 (same dies as illustration); Biaggi –. Near VF, a couple scratches in reverse field. Rare with this bust type.