Description
Rome, 134-138 AD. Æ sestertius, 28.69 gr.
Obv: HADRIANUS AUG COS III PP; laureate, draped bust of Hadrian to the right.
Rev: CAPPADOCIA; Cappadocia standing facing, head to the left, holding small model of mount Argaeius in right hand and vexillum in left; in fields: SC.
Ref: RIC 847; BMC 1725.
Rare. Brown-green patina. Good very fine.
Ex Ars Classica XVIII (1934) Evans, lot 1398; ex Schulman 243 (1966) Graham (P. Tinchant), lot 1783. Ex George C. Hopkins collection.
