RB72508. Bronze sestertius, BMCRE III 1715, Cohen II 157, Hunter II 607, RIC II 843 (S), SRCV II 3575 var. (laureate and draped), F, nice portrait, attractive reverse style, corrosion, large pit before Hadrian's nose, flan crack, Rome mint, weight 21.764g, maximum diameter 32.4mm, die axis 45
o, 131 - 138 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare-headed, laureate bust right, seen from behind; reverse ALEXANDRIA, Alexandria reclining left, stalks of grain in right hand, vine in left arm which rests on a basket of fruit, four stalks of grain growing in background at feet, S C (
senatus consulto) in exergue; ex Morton & Eden auction 59 (13 - 14 Nov 2012), part of lot 957; ex Kenneth Edwin Day Collection;
scarce;
SOLD