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Lot 106. Hadrianus Aureus, Fortuna/Spes reverse

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Rare and ex Hess Auction 257
Hadrianus Aureus, Fortuna/Spes reverse

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Bidding closed (Sunday, June 15th, 19:35:20 CEST)
Current time: Friday, June 20th, 19:15:02 CEST

Price realised: CHF 3'600.00 (7 bids)
Approx. EUR 3'830.17 / USD 4'411.06 / GBP 3'273.18

High bidder: Bidder 6

eAuction #88, Lot 106. Estimate: CHF 2'500.00

Hadrianus (117-138 AD). Aureus (19 mm, 7.09 g), Rome, 136.
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, Bare head to right.
Rev. FORTVNA SPES, Fortuna, on the left, standing front, head to right, holding rudder on globe with her right hand and cornucopiae in her left, facing Spes, on the right, advancing left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with her left.
BMC 643; RIC II.3 2204; Strack 243.

Rare. Good very fine.

From the Armin Mathis Collection and ex Adolph Hess AG 257 (1986), lot 295.



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