Lot 272
Hadrian. Gold Aureus (7.41 g, 6h), AD 117-138. Mint of Rome, A.D. 125-8. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust facing right, light drapery on left shoulder. Rev. COS III, Hadrian on horseback galloping right, holding a spear (RIC 187; Calicó 1228; BMC 435). An exceptional example, with an impressive bust of Hadrian struck on a broad flan, residual lustre beneath toning and Superb Extremely Fine, a superb coin. Estimate Value $40,000 - UP
Ex Collection of the Money Museum, Zurich Ex Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, lot 1088 Ex Leu 72, 12 May 1998, lot 433.
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