Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.44 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue (“Provinces cycle”) – The province alone. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133.

Triton XXV
Lot: 893. Estimated: $ 1 500

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 3 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.44 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue (“Provinces cycle”) – The province alone. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded bust left, slight drapery / AFRICA, Africa, draped, wearing elephant-skin headdress, reclining left, leaning on a rock, holding scorpion in right hand and cornucopia in left; to left, basket of grain ears. RIC II.3 1497 (same dies as first illustration); Strack 297¹/α_ο; RSC 137a; BMCRE 821 note. Lightly toned, shallow scratch on reverse. EF. Rare with bust left.

Ex Jonathan P. Rosen Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 741; Dr. Robert B. Beckett, Jr. Estate (Classical Numismatic Group 105, 10 May 2017), lot 883 (hammer $2400); Triton VI (13 January 2003), lot 889.


The final winners of all Triton XXV lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 11-12 January 2022. Triton XXV – Session Three – Roman Republican & Imperatorial Coinage through Byzantine Coinage will be held Wednesday morning, 12 January 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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