453, Lot: 542. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 2.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Bare head right / TELLVS STABIL, Tellus standing left, holding handle of plough and rake; two stalks of grain growing from ground line to right. RIC II 276; RSC 1425. Lightly toned, a few shallow scratches under tone, edge splits. Good VF.