Auction Catalogue

27 September 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient Coins

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 2020 x

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27 September 2011

Hammer Price:
£34,000

Roman Imperial coins, Hadrian (117-138), Aureus, Rome c. 134-138, HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, draped bust right, rev. IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter, naked to waist, enthroned left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, 7.16g/6h (RIC 251; BMC 659; Calicó 1277). Extremely fine with lustre £7,500-8,000

Provenance: H. Montagu (Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, 1896, lot 287), Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sotheby, Zurich, 10 November 1972, lot 85)