Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Hadrian (117-138), Sestertius, Rome, 118; Æ (25,87 g; 34,6 mm; 6 h)
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III Laureate head of Hadrian to r., with slight drapery on his l. shoulder; Rv. PONT MAX TR POT COS II // LIBERALITAS AVG / S – C Hadrian seated left on platform, extending his r. arm toward citizen; in front of him, Liberalitas standing front, head to l., holding counting-board in her r. hand, and an officer seated to l. and making distribution to citizen standing to r. on steps, holding up fold of toga. RIC 163; Cohen 914. Good very fine / very fine. Glossy green patina.
Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 26 (8-13 July 2023), lot 3304.