RARE Sestertius of Hadrian, Nice VF!!!!!!!! Item #175738856 $148.00 First bid $1.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 19 (bid history) [Leave feedback] (with emails) (to seller) Time left Auction has Location MS (to bidder) ended. [envelope] (mail this auction Started 10/04/99, 14:33:38 PDT to a friend) [Gift Alert] (request a gift Ends 10/11/99, 14:33:38 PDT alert) Seller: dr_brad (65) [star] High bid antiquen1 (275) [star] Payment See item description for payment methods accepted Shipping See item description for shipping charges Relist Seller: Didn't sell your item the first time? item eBay will refund your relisting fee if it sells the second time around. Relist this item. Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is U.S. dollar ($) unless otherwise noted. Description This is a very nice sestertius of Hadrian minted between 134-138 A.D. This is a rare a very desirable type. The obverse is Hadrian's draped and laureate bust right with legends. The reverse is Hadrian left, togate, standing right, raising right hand and holding roll on in left hand, facing him on right, standing left, a draped figure, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over an altar in the center. Africa wears elephant-trunk head-dress nad hold cornears and drapery caught up in left hand. Victim next to altar. Legends read: ADVENTVI AVG AFRICAE S.C. This coin is listed as RIC 872 f and has a rarity rating of (R)are. This is a rare opportunity to own this rarely seen sestertius with a great historical reference. Coin guaranteed genuine, and exactly as seen in picture. Checks/MO'S accepted. $4.50 first class insured postage. Be sure to check out all my auctions! ----------------------------------------------------------------- On 10/04/99 at 14:37:24 PDT, seller added the following information: Free counters provided by Honesty Communications. | Sellers, View Counters | Honesty/Otwa Auction Discussion Forums | Add your voice to the OAUA ----------------------------------------------------------------- On 10/04/99 at 18:48:04 PDT, seller added the following information: Want to buy or sell ancient coins? Join the ACM, a free email list! For Info, click here.