119, Lot: 248. Estimate $200. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ "IVDAEAE" Sestertius (29mm, 24.32 g). Struck circa 134-138 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right / [ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEAE], Hadrian standing right, raising right hand, facing Judaea standing left, holding cup and patera; two small boys at her feet, each holding a palm; altar between, bull standing left behind altar. RIC II 890; Hendin 798; Cohen 55. Fair, brown patina. Very rare.
From the Tony Hardy Collection.