Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 128-circa AD 129. NGC graded MS, 5/5, 3/5; Fine Style, light marks.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 838. Estimated: $ 20 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 16 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.38 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 128-circa AD 129. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS III, Hadrian on horseback riding right, raising right hand. RIC II.3 930; Strack 215; Calicó 1221a; BMCRE 503; Biaggi 591 (same dies). Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 4938386-007, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5; Fine Style, light marks.

Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA 13 (15 November 2021), lot 24 (hammer 38,000 CHF); Numismatica Ars Classica 97 (12 December 2016), lot 124; Triton XIV (3 January 2011), lot 716; Ira & Larry Goldberg 69 (29 May 2012), lot 3540.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 7 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

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