Hadrian. Denarius

Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Eastern Mint, Denarius, 2.82g. RIC-798, cf. Strack-47. Obv: HADRIANVS-AVGVSTVS PP, Laureate head r. Rx: COS-III, Eagle standing r. on thunderbolt, head l. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; Ex Lanz eBay, Sept. 2016.Lots 361-552 are Eastern mint issues in Curtis Clay's Collection. The high point are the coins minted in Alexandria, Egypt, home of Cleopatra, struck only from 193 to 196 AD, except for one rare coin struck under Commodus in 192. Curtis says that if people collected and realized the coins of Alexandria, they would be much more expensive.. Toned, mint state