Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3587 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $200
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SOLD $180
HADRIAN, (A.D. 117-138), silver denarius, issued 136, Rome mint, (3.656 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Hadrian, around HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, rev. AFRICA across top, Africa reclining to left, holding scorpion and cornucopiae, basket of corn ears at feet, (S.3459, RIC 299, BMC 816, RSC 138). Toned, very fine and rare.
Ex Glendining's London, December 14, 1988 (lot 397 part). The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 5892 coins of Hadrian, it contained 40 coins of this type.
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