Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1461. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $725. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (22.35 gm). Struck circa 124-128 AD. Bare head right / Hadrian standing left on the Rostra in the Forum, addressing six citizens with hands raised in acclamation; temple, with four columns visible, behind. RIC II 640; BMCRE 1309; Cohen 418. Fair, brown surfaces. Very rare. ($500)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.