Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.12 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue (“Provinces cycle”) – The province alone. Rome mint. Struck AD 132. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 783. Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 8 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.12 g, 6h). “Travel series” issue (“Provinces cycle”) – The province alone. Rome mint. Struck AD 132. Bareheaded bust left, slight drapery / AEGYPTOS, Aegyptos, draped, reclining left, holding up sistrum in right hand and resting left arm on basket, snake to right of basket; to left, ibis standing right (not on column). RIC II.3 1476; Beckmann, Gold dies k1/AE1; Calicó 1185 (same dies as illustration). Toned, graffiti on obverse. VF.

Arriving in August of AD 130, the ever-curious Hadrian reveled in the sights and mysterious rites of Egypt and the whole imperial entourage undertook a barge trip up the Nile. Alas, this trip ended in tragedy when his beloved companion, the Bithynian youth Antinoüs, drowned in the Nile’s dark waters. Hadrian “wept like a woman,” according to the Historia Augusta, and ordered the city of Antinoöpolis founded along the Nile near the spot of the drowning.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 132 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 18-19 May 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 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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