Watch List notes:

Hadrian, 117-138. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 29mm, 25.92 g 6), Rome, 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian to right. Rev. MA-VRET-ANIA / S C Mauretania standing left, wearing short tunic, holding, in her right hand, the bridle of a horse standing left with its right leg raised, and, in her left hand, holding two spears. Banti 533. BMC 1763. Cohen 957. RIC 859. An attractive piece with a fine, dark brown-green patina. Some traces of smoothing, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.


From a Swiss collection, acquired from UBS prior to 2007.