HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AV Quinarius (3.57 gm). Struck 126 AD. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / COS III, Spes walking left, holding flower in right hand and raising hem of skirt with left. RIC II 181; BMCRE 416; Cohen 389. Good VF, small bump on edge. Rare. ($7500) Ex Virgil Brand Collection (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 9 June 1983), lot 318; H. Chapman Collection. Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1971. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.