320, Lot: 428. Estimate $200. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.75 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 132-135. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left / Galley left with six oarsmen: at the bow a mast raking forward with flag and sails attached, at the stern is a hortator and an arched cabin between two standards. RIC II 706; Banti –. Fine, rough brown surfaces with touches of red and green.
From the Simon Shipp Collection.