Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1491. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (25.94 gm). Struck circa 134-138 AD. Laureate and draped bust right / RESTITVTORI ITALIAE, Hadrian standing right, holding roll and raising kneeling Italia, holding cornucopiae. RIC II 956; BMCRE 1823; Cohen 1275. VF, dark olive patina. Well-centered and struck. Rare. ($1500)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.