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Phidias

87 - HADRIAN August 11, 117 – July 10, 138

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€3,500

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€3,500 - 4,000

Sale fees

24%

HADRIAN August 11, 117 – July 10, 138 HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Draped bust facing left. R/. ADVENTVI AVG ITALIAE. Hadrian standing in a toga, facing Italia standing on the left holding a cornucopia and a patera above a lit altar. ♦ Cohen 45 / 60 francs gold; BMC 792; RIC 1561; Calicó 1178 Aureus struck in Rome in 130–133. (7.30 g) Interesting reverse. Very fine. This aureus commemorates the emperor’s triumphal arrival in Italy. The ceremony welcoming the emperor into the city is called “Adventus,” and his departure is called “Profectio.”

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Auction details

Numismatics
Wednesday, December 9
10:30 AM
25, rue des Jeûneurs
75002 Paris, France

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Phidias +33 6 70 03 60 01 courrier@phidias-paris.fr
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 47,000 lots published

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