71, Lot: 137. Estimate $100. Sold for $152. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.34 gm). Struck 117 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Trajan standing right presenting globe to Hadrian, standing left. RIC II 2c; RSC 1009c. Lightly toned, good VF.

An important historical type commemorating Trajan's adoption of Hadrian as heir.