The Roman Empire
Sabina, wife of Hadrian
Denarius 128-137, AR 3.35 g. SABINA AVGVSTA – HADRIANI AVG P P Diademed and draped bust r. CONCOR – DIA AVG Concordia seated l., holding patera and leaning l. elbow on figure of Spes; under chair, cornucopiae. C 12. BMC Hadrian 895. RIC Hadrian 398.
A superb portrait and a lovely old cabinet tone, minor area of ballooning
on reverse, otherwise extremely fine
Ex Sternberg III, 1973, 150 and Stack's, Bowers and Ponterio 174, 2013, Ebert, 5379 sales.