Hadrian, AE Semis or Quadrans, struck AD 126-127. 18.27 mm, 3.23 g. Rome mint.

HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
COS III, legionary eagle between two standards.

SC in exergue

RIC (old) 689 var (bust type); RIC II.3 888 var (ditto); Sear 3703 var. (ditto).

Contributed by Connor Kaspar, Jan. 2025.

Ex Aphrodite Art Coins, auction G2, lot 874, Seot 2024; Bertolami Fine Arts auction 295, lot 682, May 2024.