453, Lot: 544. Estimate $100. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.01 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Laureate head right / NILVS, Nilus reclining right, holding reed and cornucopia; to right, hippopotamus standing left, crocodile left below. RIC II 310; RSC 991. Lightly toned, porous surfaces, a couple of minor flan flaws on reverse. VF.