293, Lot: 309. Estimate $200. Sold for $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.09 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Laureate head right / Emperor standing right, foot on prow, holding inverted spear and parazonium. RIC II 294; RSC 1503. Near EF. Interesting anepigraphic reverse. Listed as “scarce” in RIC II but seemingly rarer than indicated.