Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 226 | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
Lot number: 581 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Hadrian. Sestertius; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 136 AD, Sestertius, 29.22g. C-1374 (12 Fr.), RIC-2288 (C), BM-1549. Obv: HADRIANVS - AVG CO[S III P P] Head laureate r. Rx: S - C across field, Victory-Nemesis advancing r. drawing out fold of dress from breast and holding branch. RIC p. 41 associates Hadrian's seventh largesse of 136 AD with his elevation of Aelius to the rank of Caesar, "but presumably also for the conclusion of the Second Jewish Revolt which is celebrated on linked coinage".This coin was struck the same year as the end of the Second Jewish Revolt . Fine / VF Estimate: 350 USD |