Hadrian AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Smyrna, Ionia. AD 128-132. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, bare head to right / COS III, the two Nemeses standing to right and left, facing one another, each holds out a fold of her dress, the one on the right holds a bridle, the other on the left holds a cubit rule. RPC III 1361 var. (Nemeses standing the other way around); RIC 507 var. (same); Metcalf 32 var. (same). 10.15g, 28mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine; attractive light cabinet tone. An extremely rare variant.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 295, 25 September 2017, lot 836.