Auction XIX – 26 - 27 March 2020
The William Stancomb Collection, Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, British and...
Part 1: Th, 26.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
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Description
★ A Magnificent Portrait of the Finest Style ★
Hadrian Æ As. Rome, AD 125-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COS III, Salus standing to right, feeding serpent from patera. RIC II.3 885 (this coin cited), pl. 93, 885 (this coin); C. -, cf. 369; BMCRE -. 12.36g, 28mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine; a magnificent portrait of the finest style. Extremely Rare; no other recorded examples of the type.
This coin cited in R.A. Abdy and P.F. Mittag, Roman Imperial Coinage II.3 (London, 2019);
Acquired from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG;
Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 317, 18 February 2016, lot 2106.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 3'600 GBP |
| Starting price | 3'000 GBP |
| Estimate | 5'000 GBP |
The auction is closed.
