Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 50 | Auction date: 23 June 1999 |
Lot number: 170 | |
Lot description: HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.28 gm). Struck 134-138 AD. Laureate and draped bust right / EXERCITVS GERMANICVS, Hadrian on horseback right, raising right hand, addressing three soldiers standing left; first holding legionary eagle, last two holding standards. RIC II 920; BMCRE 1679; Hill 890 (137 AD); Cohen 573. Near VF, brown patina. Rare. ($400) Ex V.J.E. Ryan Collection (Glendining's, 2 April 1952), lot 2503. | ![]() |