★ Ex Sternberg VI, 1976 ★

Hadrian Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 129-130. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITATI AVG, galley with small sail at prow moving to left, with six rowers within and steersman at stern; S-C across fields, COS III P P in exergue. RIC II.3 1295; C. 658; Hill 460; BMCRE 1406. 25.67g, 31mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine; a magnificent specimen with a beautiful old Tiber river patina. Scarce.

Ex F. Sternberg AG, Auction VI, 25 November 1976, lot 811;
Old collector's ticket included.