Hadrian, Gold Aureus, Choice XF, 5/5, 3/5. pale gold Thrymsa or Tremissis

pale gold Thrymsa or Tremissis

otherwise about very fine to very fine

and date MDCCCV

12h (Svoronos 1424 (joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII)

practically as struck and rare

Hadrian, Gold Aureus, Choice XF, 5/5, 3/5. pale gold Thrymsa or TremissisHadrian (AD 117 138), gold Aureus, Rome AD 137 138, HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P laureate bust right, wearing drapery on left shoulder, rev. SPES P R, Spes advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising dress with left, 7. 12 g (BMC 732 var. [without drapery]; RIC 274e = RIC II. 3, 2357; Calic 1382.) Warm tone, about extremely fine, rare, in NGC holder graded Ch XF 5 5, 3 5.