Hadrian (117-138), Aureus, Rome, AD 134-138
AV (g 6,97; mm 19; h 6)
HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P P, bare head l., ADVENT - VI AVG - I - TALIAE, Hadrian standing r., holding roll; before, Italia standing l. holding patera and cornucopiae; between them, altar. RIC 320; C 45; Calicò 1178.
Very rare. A bold portrait and an interesting reverse type; two minor test cuts on obverse, anyway about extremely fine - extremely fine.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 88, 8 October 2015, lot 650.
Price realized | 6'000 GBP |
Starting price | 4'500 GBP |
Estimate | 7'000 GBP |