Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1460. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (25.75 gm). Struck circa 122-125 AD. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Spes standing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC II 612b var. (bust type); BMCRE 1256 var. (same); Cohen 1154 var. (same). VF, hard green patina, light earthen encrustation on reverse. ($400)