Ancients
Hadrian (AD 117-138). AE sestertius (34mm, 22.76 gm, 7h). VF. Rome, AD 119-121. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, laureate heroic bust right with slight drapery on far shoulder / RELIQVA VETERA H S NOVIES MI-LL ABOLITA, Lictor standing left, holding fasces and dropping scrolls onto open fire; two citizens standing right before, one with arm extended. RIC II 591 var. (no drapery). Very Rare.
From the Morris Collection. Ex V.J.E. Ryan Collection (1952), lot 2561.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 500-700 USD