HADRIAN, A.D. 117-138. AE Sestertius (25.66 gms), Rome Mint, ca. A.D. 134-138. NGC EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5. Smoothing. RIC-938. Travel series. Obverse: Bareheaded and draped bust left; Reverse: RESTITVTORI ACHAEA, Hadrian standing left, holding roll, raising a kneeling Achaea; amphora containing palm frond between them. Emanating from the popular travel series of Hadrian, which chronicled his visits to the various realms of the empire, this deep green-brown example is very seldom seen--especially with the left-facing bust on the obverse</em>. Some smoothing is noted in the fields, as well as a bit of roughness near the reverse legends, but these aspects do not detract from the great detail present in the bust of Hadrian and the overall RARITY of the type. Ex: Stacks (1/2010) Lot # 387.
