| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 226 | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 167 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Hadrian. Sestertius; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 133 AD, Sestertius, 25.15g. RIC-2063 (R2). Obv: HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P [P] Bust laureate, draped r., seen from side. Rx: ADVENTV[S] - AVGVSTI on l. and r., [S] C in exergue, Roma, wearing Amazonian garb and holding spear, standing r. clasping hands with togate Hadrian, who stands l. and also holds a roll. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection. Probably commemorates Hadrian's return to Rome from his second great tour c. 133 AD. Considerably rarer with reverse legend ADVENTVS AVGVSTI rather than just ADVENTVS AVG.. VF Estimate: 750 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 226 | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 177 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Hadrian. Sestertius; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 133 AD, Sestertius, 28.33g. RIC-2104 (R2). Obv: HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P P Bust laureate, draped r., seen from side. Rx: FORTVN - AE - REDVCI around, [S] C in exergue, Togate Hadrian standing r., holding roll and clasping hands with seated Roma, who also holds a cornucopia. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex CNG E298, 13 March 2013, 201; ex the Stack's-Bowers Sale of the Robert O. Ebert Collection. Probably commemorates Hadrian's return to Rome from his second great tour c. 133 AD.. EF Estimate: 1750 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 226 | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 174 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Hadrian. Sestertius; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 133 AD, Sestertius, 22.88g. RIC-2154 (R). Obv: HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P P Bust laureate, draped r., seen from side. Rx: FEL[ICITAS AV]G on l. and r., S C in exergue (weak), Felicitas seated l. on backless chair with curved legs, holding cornucopia balanced on lap before her and caduceus in lowered l. arm. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection. The curved chair legs in the reverse type are an odd detail; they are straight on RIC's illustrated specimen (pl. 164).. Bold Fine Estimate: 300 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 226 | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 179 Price realized: 650 USD (Approx. 604 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Hadrian. Sestertius; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 132 AD, Sestertius, 31.31g. RIC-1825 (R2). Obv: HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P P Bust bare-headed, draped r., seen from side. Rx: RESTITV - TORI ARABIAE on l. and r., S C in exergue, Hadrian standing r. raising kneeling Arabia wearing elephant-skin headdress and holding incense canes, camel between the two figures. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Rauch, Summer Auction, Cat. I, 13 Sept. 2010, 676.. aVF Estimate: 650 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 226 | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 148 Price realized: 550 USD (Approx. 511 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Hadrian. Denarius; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 132 AD, Denarius, 2.93g. RIC-2015 (R2). Obv: HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P P Head bare r. Rx: FORT - REDVCI Fortuna Redux, veiled, seated l. holding rudder and cornucopia, wheat ear under seat. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection. The wheat ear added to a Fortuna Redux type, a rare variety that occurs only on denarii, was probably meant to indicate that Rome's wheat supply was assured now that the emperor had returned to Rome.. MS Estimate: 550 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 226 | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 150 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Hadrian. Denarius; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 133 AD, Denarius, 3.42g. RIC-1919 (R). Obv: HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P P Bust laureate, draped r., seen from side. Rx: ADVENTV - S - AVGVSTI on l., above, and on r.; Roma, wearing Amazonian garb and holding spear, standing r. clasping hands with togate Hadrian, who stands l. and also holds a roll. aEF Estimate: 300 USD |  |
