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Superb Hadrian's Portrait
Lot # 457
Hadrian (117-138). AE As, Rome mint, 126-127 AD. Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder. Rev. COS III SC. Salus standing right, feeding snake, held in her arms, out of patera in left hand. RIC II-p. 3 (2nd ed.) 881. AE. 11.90 g. 27.70 mm. A superb example with bold portrait. Lovely brown patina. VF.