Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1607. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.71 gm, 7h). Mint C. Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia; stags at sides. RIC III 489; Metcalf, Cistophori 88, - (O3/R7; unlisted die combination); RSC 319. VF, toned, minor test cut on edge. Overstruck on uncertain undertype. ($500)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.