Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.48 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, circa AD 130-133. Good VF.Triton XXVII Roman Imperial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 6 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.48 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, circa AD 130-133. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, draped bust right, wearing grain-ear wreath, hair in queue and wearing stephane / CONCORDIA AVG, Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand, resting left elbow on head of statuette of Spes set on column; cornucopia below throne; S C in exergue. RIC II.2 2512; Abdy, Chronology, New Group 4; Strack 863; Banti 9; BMCRE 1864. Brown patina with green highlights, traces of brassy highlights, light marks, flan void on reverse, edge marks. Good VF. Superb portrait. Very rare, Banti cites three specimens with the grain-ear wreath. |