Watch List notes:

Hadrian. Denarius; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, 125-8 AD, Denarius, 3.62g. BM-462, RSC-461a, RIC-201 var. Obv: HADRIANVS - AVGVSTVS Bust laureate r., fold of cloak on front shoulder. Rx: COS - III Crescent moon encircling star with eight rays, globe below. Scarce: about 19 specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. Ex Stacks, 1-3 May 1998, lot 536; ex Stacks, 2-4 December 1997, lot 724.This is a wonderful astronomical type showing the crescent moon, the earth and a star that is likely the sun. . MS

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