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Lot 101. Hadrian AE As, Mauretania reverse, very rare

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Hadrian AE As, Mauretania reverse, very rare

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Bidding closed (Sunday, February 21st, 19:50:30 CET)
Current time: Monday, November 25th, 21:31:17 CET

Price realised: CHF 100.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 107.36 / USD 112.20 / GBP 89.25

High bidder: Bidder 1

eAuction #45, Lot 101. Estimate: CHF 120.00

Hadrian (117-138 AD). Æ As (25-26 mm, 9.77 g). Rome, 134-138 AD.
Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, Laureate head left.
Rev. ADVENTVI AVG MAVRETANIAE, Hadrian standing right, raising hand and holding roll, before lighted and garlanded altar over which Mauretania, standing left, wearing elephant's skin headdress, holding vexillum, holds patera; sacrificial calf left at feet.
RIC -- (this bust type missing).

An apparently unpublished bust type for an already rare type. Very fine.

Part of Hadrian's travel series.



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