Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1453. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AV Aureus (7.32 g, 5h). Struck circa 119-125 AD. IMP CAESAR TRAIA-N HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / P M TR P COS III, Mars, in military uniform, standing facing, holding spear in right hand, left hand resting on shield set on ground. RIC II 65; Strack 94; Calicó 1312; BMCRE 109; Cohen 1071. VF, scuff on nose, light cleaning scratches, light encrustation around the devices. ($2000)