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Nomos 21

21 November 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 2500 CHF
Hammer Price:  3200 CHF
Lot 326

Hadrian, 117-138. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 27.73 g, 6 h), Rome, circa 125-126/7. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS Laureate bust of Hadrian to right, with slight drapery on his far shoulder. Rev. COS I I I /NEP - RED / S - C Neptune, nude but for drapery over his left leg, standing right, his left foot propped on a galley-prow, holding a trident with his right hand and an acrostolium with his left. Banti 552. BMC 1318. Cohen 980. RIC 807. Well-struck, a very attractive coin with a fine dark green patina and an excellent portrait of the emperor. Good very fine.

From a European collection.

Online bidding closes: 21 Nov 2020, 11:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 17 Apr 2024, 00:56:20 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3200 CHF

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