156, Lot: 182. Estimate $500. Sold for $655. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.64 g). Struck AD 121-122. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC II 612b; BMCRE 1256; Cohen 1154.. Good VF, dark green patina, light scratches in obverse field.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 60 (20 May 2002), lot 1687.