Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 1471. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004.  Sold For $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Denarius (3.52 gm). Struck circa 134-138 AD. Bare head right / NILVS, Nilus reclining right on object, holding reeds and cornucopiae; hippopotamus at feet; crocodile in water below. RIC II 310; BMCRE 857; RSC 989. Lightly toned, superb EF. ($500)

Ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 16 (16-17 October 2001), lot 329.