Ancient Gold
Lot 4331 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $7,500
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HADRIAN, (A.D. 117-138), gold aureus, issued 137, Rome mint, (7.114 grams), obv. bare head to right of Hadrian, drapery on far shoulder, around HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, rev. SPES P R around, Spes standing to left holding flower and lifting skirt, (S.3420, RIC 274, C.1414). Full flan, nearly extremely fine, and rare.
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