Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 967. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $580. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (21.74 g, 5h). Struck circa 134-138 AD. Laureate and draped bust right / MAVRETANIA, Mauretania standing left, holding javelins, in front of horse which he holds by bridle. RIC II 859; BMCRE 1763; Cohen 957. VF, brown and green surfaces, light porosity. Rare. ($300)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.