Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction 16-21 Aug 2021
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HADRIAN, A.D. 117-138. AV Aureus (7.27 gms), Rome Mint, ca. A.D. 124-125. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5. Ex Jewelry.
RIC-709; Calico-1234. Obverse: Laureate bust right, with slight drapery; Reverse: Lupa Romana standing left suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Despite being previously used as a jewelry piece, this example retains great overall detail and features a mythical scene alluding to Rome's legendary founding.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
RIC-709; Calico-1234. Obverse: Laureate bust right, with slight drapery; Reverse: Lupa Romana standing left suckling the twins Romulus and Remus. Despite being previously used as a jewelry piece, this example retains great overall detail and features a mythical scene alluding to Rome's legendary founding.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
Ex: Goldberg 63 (5/2011) Lot # 2557.
Estimate: $2000 - $4000