Coins

Hadrian, Sestertius, Rome, 125-8, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, hadrianvs avgvstvs, rev. cos iii, Diana standing right, holding bow and arrow, s c in field, 24.33g (RIC 631b; BMC 1281; C 316; Sear 3583). Very fine or better, dusty jade-green patina £300-400

Provenance: A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction 139, 15 February 2017, lot 77 [from Spink March 1939].

The ticket with the coin allies it to the Vautier and Spencer-Churchill collections, both sold by Jacob Hirsch, but examination of the plates in all the Ars Classica sale catalogues makes it clear that this coin did not feature in any Ars Classica auction