Watch List notes:

Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.76 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, Group 2, AD 137. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting hem of dress. RIC II.3 2698 (Hadrian); Banti 37. Dark green patina, earthen deposits, cleaning marks, some smoothing in obverse field. Good VF.

From the Benito Collection.