| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 226 | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 104 Price realized: 500 USD (Approx. 464 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Hadrian. Denarius; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 120-1 AD, Denarius, 3.66g. BM-296, RIC-312, pl. 8 (same dies). Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN - [HADRIANVS AVG] Head laureate r. Rx: LIBERAL AVG / III in exergue, P M TR - [P - C - OS III] around, Hadrian seated l. on camp chair on platform, before him an attendant empties a coin counter into the toga fold of a citizen ascending steps to the platform; behind the emperor, a second recipient ascends a second stairway to the platform. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Gorny & Mosch 130, 8 March 2004, 2149; ex Gorny & Mosch 126, 14 Oct. 2003, 2432; ex Gorny & Mosch 108, 3 April 2001, 1804. Rare and interesting with two citizens climbing steps to the platform, probably to suggest, as was indeed the case, that money was being distributed to numerous recipients at the same time.Money being distributed to numerous recipients. gVF Estimate: 500 USD |  |
