Ancients
Hadrian (AD 117-138). AV aureus (19mm, 7.15 gm, 7h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, edge filing. Rome, AD 118. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, seen from front / P M TR P COS II, Salus enthroned left, patera in right hand to feed snake coiled around altar at left; SALVS AVG in exergue. RIC II 46. Calicó 1368 (this coin). High-relief early bust portrait in fine style is handsomely displayed on lightly toned surfaces.
From the Collection of A Scottish Gentleman. Ex Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio), Sale 174 - NYINC (11 January 2013), lot 5011.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD