Pre-Long Beach Auction #81

Hadrian. Gold Aureus (7.27 g), AD 117-138. Rome, ca. AD 119-125. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN H-ADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right. Reverse: P M T-R P COS III, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and spear; behind, shield. Cf. RIC 77 (bust); cf. BMC 133 (same); Calicó 1334a (this coin). NGC Choice Very Fine; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000

Ex Myron Stepath Collection (CNG / NAC, 4 December 1996), 1486.