Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 124-125. NGC graded Ch AU, 5/5, 2/5, Fine Style, marks.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 763. Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 10 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 124-125. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, slight drapery / COS III, Sol, radiate, naked but for cloak on left arm, holding reins with right hand, and mounting quadriga right. RIC II.3 725 (same dies as illustration); RIC II 167 (same rev. die as illustation); Strack 163α; Calicó 1207 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 377 (same dies); Biaggi 582 (this coin); Jameson –; Mazzini –. In NGC encapsulation 4938385-014, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, Fine Style, marks.

Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA 13 (15 November 2021), lot 26; Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Triton XXIII, 15 January 2020), lot 727; Numismatica Ars Classica 38 (21 March 2007), lot 57; Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Part III, Santamaria, 26 June 1950), lot 302; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 582; M. L. Vierordt Collection (Schulman, 5 March 1923), lot 1293.


The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Three – Lots 674-990 will be held Wednesday morning, 11 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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