Lot 2178

Description

Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 134-138, (25.1 grams), obv. laureate bust of Hadrian to right, around HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, rev. ALEXANDRIA, Alexandria reclining to left, (S.1102, RIC 843, C.158), Lucilla, wife of Lucius Verus (A.D. 161-169), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (26.0 grams), obv. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust to right, rev. VENVS around, Venus standing left, (S.1581, RIC 1772, C,81). First with some tooling on the obverse, otherwise nearly fine, first very scarce. (2)