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Lot 91. Hadrianus AE Sestertius, Restitutori orbis terrarum reverse

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From the Rothschild Collection and ex Jacob Hirsch 34
Hadrianus AE Sestertius, Restitutori orbis terrarum reverse

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Bidding closed (Sunday, June 15th, 19:30:20 CEST)
Current time: Monday, June 16th, 23:01:34 CEST

Price realised: CHF 3'000.00 (5 bids)
Approx. EUR 3'191.41 / USD 3'695.20 / GBP 2'720.18

High bidder: Bidder 3

eAuction #88, Lot 91. Estimate: CHF 2'000.00

Hadrianus (117-138 AD). AE Sestertius (33 mm, 25.09 g), Rome, 121.
Obv. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III, Laureate head to right.
Rev. RESTITVTOR ORBIS TERRARVM / S C, Hadrian, togate, standing left, holding scroll in his left hand, raising up Orbis, who kneels right before him and holds a globe in her left hand.
BMC 1211; RIC II.3 450; Strack 559; Banti 676 (this coin).

Rare. Beautiful brown-green patina gently smoothed. Extremely fine.

From the Armin Mathis Collection, ex Hess-Leu 41 (1969), lot 189, from the Rothschild Collection, ex Glendining March 10 1965, lot 61 and ex Jacob Hirsch 34 (1914), lot 1096 ("Prachtexemplar u. selten").



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