Very Fine; a superior example to that held in British Museum...

Hammer

£6,250

Very Fine; a superior example to that held in British Museum | ROMAN EMPIRE. Hadrian.
Bronze as, AD 130-133. Rome.
From the 'Travel Series' ('Provinces Cycle'). Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right. Rev: ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEAE, Emperor standing right, raising hand and holding scroll; facing him, Judaea standing left, holding patera and incense box; between them, altar; at Judaea's feet, two children; SC in exergue.
Very Fine; a superior example to that held in British Museum.

Reference: RIC II.3-1770; BMCRE-1661; Heritage 3003, lot 20544 var. (bust type - hammer: USD 22,000).
Rarity: Of the utmost rarity in this denomination; only one specimen held in public collections and no others found on CoinArchives.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from David Miller, June 2015.
Die Axis: 6h.
Diameter: 27 mm.
Weight: 14.91 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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