THE ALFRED FRANKLIN COLLECTION OF ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN GOLD, Hadrian (AD 117-138), Gold Aureus, struck AD 134-138, HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, draped bust of Hadrian facing left, rev AEGYPTOS, Egypt reclining left, holding a sistrum, left arm resting on a basket, around which a snake coils, ibis stands in front, 7.34g, 6h (RIC 296; Calicó 1185, these dies; BMC 76). Excellent left facing portrait, good very fine, rare.
ex The New York Sale IX, Baldwin / Markov / M&M, 13 January 2005, lot 183
Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated
Estimate: £6000-8000