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January 2013 NYINC Sale - Ebert Part I & Sess. B 11 January 2013
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HADRIAN, A.D. 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.33 gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 118.
RIC-39a; Calico-1205; Cohen-252.
"IMP. CAESAR TRAIAN. HADRIANVS AVG." Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right; Reverse: "P. M. TR. P. COS. II. CONCORD." Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand, resting left elbow on statue of Spes, cornucopiae below throne.
Nicely centered on a somewhat round planchet allowing for full legends on both sides. A few minor soft deposits on the reverse. Skillfully executed portrait in high relief, lustrous.CHOICE EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $7000
HADRIAN, A.D. 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.33 gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 118.
RIC-39a; Calico-1205; Cohen-252.
"IMP. CAESAR TRAIAN. HADRIANVS AVG." Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right; Reverse: "P. M. TR. P. COS. II. CONCORD." Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand, resting left elbow on statue of Spes, cornucopiae below throne.
Nicely centered on a somewhat round planchet allowing for full legends on both sides. A few minor soft deposits on the reverse. Skillfully executed portrait in high relief, lustrous.CHOICE EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $7000