HADRIAN AE SESTERTIUS, "AEGYPTOS"
RIC 838 var (head left and no ibis or column), RSC 112 var, Banti -, Very Fine, 33.6mm, 27.99 grams, Struck Circa. 134 - 138 C.E.
Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P around laureate and draped bust of Hadrian to right
Reverse: Egypt reclining to left on serpent-entwined basket of grain, holding sistrum in her right hand, AEGYPTOS above, S C in exergue
A VERY RARE left facing Aegyptos Travel Series Sestertius, apparently unpublished, and possibly UNIQUE without the Ibis and column on reverse!
Ex: Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Sale 210, Lot #265 (added green patina now removed), from the D. Alighieri Collection
