★ Overstruck on a cistophorus of Mark Antony and Octavia ★

Hadrian, 117-138. Cistophorus (Silver, 27 mm, 11.00 g, 7 h), Sardis. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P Bare head of Hadrian to right. Rev. COS III Ceres, veiled, standing right, holding grain ear and poppy in her right hand and long transverse scepter in her left. Metcalf 46. RIC III 1385. Rare. Traces of overstriking and with very light marks, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Eric ten Brink, formed over the past decade.

This coin was overstruck on a cistophorus of Mark Antony and Octavia (RPC I 2202).