Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.69 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 119-circa 120. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN H ADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right with bare chest, slight drapery / P M TR P COS III, Aeternitas, draped, standing facing, head left, holding up head of Sol in right hand and head of Luna in left. RIC II.3 215; Strack 108; RSC 1114; BMCRE 162. Even light toning, underlying luster. Choice EF. Exceptional.
Ex Collection of a Perfectionist (Numismatica Ars Classica 106, 9 May 2018), lot 620.
Description