Coins and Historical Medals

Roman Imperial Coinage, Hadrian, Aureus, c. 124-5, laureate bust right, rev. she-wolf standing right, suckling Romulus and Remus, cos above, iii in exergue, 7.16g (Calicó 1231, this coin; RIC 711; BMCRE 444-7). Light scratch in reverse field, otherwise nearly extremely fine £15,000-£18,000

Provenance: N. Bunker Hunt Collection, Part III, Sotheby Auction (New York), 21-2 June 1990, lot 726; DNW Auction A10, 22 June 2011, lot 1028