Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Group 13, AD 137- July AD 138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / SECVRI TAS • AVG, Securitas, draped, seated right on throne, feet on footstool, resting head on right hand, right arm resting on back of throne, and holding scepter in left hand. RIC II.3 2323 (same rev. die as illustration); RIC II 271; Strack 269δο; Calicó 1372 (same rev. die as Calicó 1373a); BMCRE 730; Biaggi 655 var. (bust type); Jameson –; Mazzini 1401* (same rev. die). Much luster remaining. Good VF.
From the Provence Collection.