ROMAN EMPIRE; Hadrian, 117-138 AD. Æ Sestertius (22.18 gm; 33 mm). IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS III, Minerva standing left, holding spear and dropping incense on a candelabrum, against her left side rests shield, up which climbs a snake, in field, S C. RIC 611b; RSC 1067; BMC 1254. Light smoothing and tooling on the fields. Green patina. Choice EF.
Estimate: 3000 USD