120, Lot: 161. Estimate $200. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.71 g). Struck 134-138 AD. Bare-headed and draped bust right / RESTITVTORI AFRICAE, Hadrian standing left, extending right hand to raise up a kneeling Africa; grain ears between. RIC II 941; BMCRE 1789; Cohen 1224. Fine, dark greenish-brown patina, light roughness.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.