Aelius (adopted son of Hadrian), as Caesar, Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare-headed bust to right / TR POT [COS II], Spes standing facing, head to left, holding flower and raising skirt, beside Fortuna standing facing, head to right, holding rudder and cornucopiae; SC in exergue. RIC II.3 2683; BMCRE 1909 (Hadrian). 25.51g, 32mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine; some cleaning marks to rev. Very Rare.
From the Antonio Carmona Collection.