(x) NGC Choice XF 5/5, 5/5 | Sabina, wife of Hadrian, AR Denarius, 3.32g, 6h, Rome, struck c. AD 137-138, SABINA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right, rev. VENERI GE-NETRICI, Venus standing right, holding apple and drawing-up robe onto shoulder (BMC 944; RIC II, Part 3, 2576 [396]; RSC 73), small striking split, otherwise a trace of tone, a pleasingly good very fine, in NGC Ancients Holder, graded Choice XF (Strike 5/5, Surfaces 5/5) (Cert. #5878600-005).
Provenance
Peter Stagnetto, SNeC, 7 October 2020, lot 1953
Spink Numismatic Circular, June 2002, RM0872 - £280
Estimate: £200 - £300