IONIA, Smyrna. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 10.98 g, 6h). Struck AD 128-138. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 433. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Provincial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 2 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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IONIA, Smyrna. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 10.98 g, 6h). Struck AD 128-138. Bare head right / Two Nemeses, draped, standing facing, vis-à-vis, each holding out fold of drapery; the left holds a bridle, the right a cubit rule. Metcalf, Cistophori, type 32, 143 (O21/R29 – this coin); RPC III 1361; RSC 326; SNG von Aulock 6627. Old cabinet toning, minor porosity and marks, slightly off center on obverse. Good VF. Hints of uncertain under type visible, partial legends faint in fields.

Ex Peter Corcoran Collection; Pegasi Numismatics BBS 114 (13 July 1999), lot 174; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14 (6 October 1998), lot 330; Merzbacher (15 November 1910), lot 1633; Luigi Matteotti di Sassuolo Collection (Ratto, 5 November 1908), lot 910.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 19 September at 2 PM ET.

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