150
Exquisite Denarius of Sabina
3157
Hadrian. Silver Denarius (3.36 g), AD
117-138.
Rome, ca. AD 134-138. HADRI-
ANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head of
Hadrian right.
Reverse:
AEGYPTOS, Egypt
reclining left, holding sistrum and resting
arm on basket; at feet, ibis standing right.
RIC 297; Strack 294; BMC 801; RSC 100.
Boldly struck and well centered with lovely
old cabinet toning.
Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value....................... $1,000 - 1,300
Ex Triton XII (5-7 January 2009), 612.
3158
Hadrian. Silver Denarius (3.4 g), AD 117-138.
Rome,
ca. AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, lau-
reate head of Hadrian right.
Reverse:
RESTITV-TO-
RI GALLIAE, emperor, togate, standing right, hold-
ing roll and extending hand to raise up Gallia kneeling
left. RIC 324; Strack 320; BMC 877; RSC 1247c. Boldly
struck with the portrait in high relief and perfectly
centered. Needle sharp with old cabinet toning. We
note an old ‘museum’ number “97” faintly painted
in the right obverse field.
Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value................................................ $500 - 600
3159
Sabina. Silver Denarius (3.34 g), Augusta, AD 128-136/7.
Rome, under Hadrian, ca. AD 128-134. SA-
BINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust of Sabina right, hair plaited in coil atop
head.
Reverse:
Ceres seated left on basket, holding grain ears and torch. RIC 411a; Strack 360; BMC 919, note;
RSC 91.
Very Rare.
Boldly struck and well centered on a nice wide flan, all delicately toned.
Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $5,000 - 6,000
Ex Gorny & Mosch 203 (5 March 2012), 119; Leu 59 (17 May 1994), 278.
