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76, Lot: 55. Estimate $150.
Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.24 gm). Struck 134-138 AD. Bare head right / Hispania reclining left on rocks, holding branch; rabbit at her feet. RIC II 305; RSC 822. Toned, near VF.

From the T. R. McIntosh Collection.

This coin commemorates Hadrian's visit to Spain in 122-123 AD. The families of Trajan and Hadrian, who were kinsmen, were Italian emigrants to Spain. Spain itself, one of Rome's chief sources of silver, was an important, though troubled province. In 135 AD, the problems that arose there contributed Hadrian's return to Italy, effectively ending his touring.