Lot # 603 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII. Laureate head right.Rev: VES - TA. Vesta standing left, holding simpulum and sceptre.RIC² 360.Ex Numismatik Lanz 94 (1999), lot 311 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.35 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 604 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Dupondius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS IIII. Radiate head right.Rev: FELICITAS PVBLICA / S - C. Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia.RIC² 392. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 12.48 g. Diameter: 27 mm.

Lot # 605 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: PON MAX TR P COS V. Winged caduceus.RIC² 703. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.32 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 606 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: PON MAX TR P COS VI. Pax seated left on throne, holding olive branch.RIC² 772. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.23 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 607 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: COS - VII. Eagle, with wings spread and head left, standing facing on garlanded altar.RIC² 847. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.13 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 608 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome. Obv: CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: CERES AVGVST. Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and poppy in right hand, sceptre in left.RIC² 968. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.32 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 609 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Ephesus. Obv: IMP CAES VESPAS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: PACI AVGVSTAE. Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond.RIC² 1396; RPC II 806. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.12 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 610 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Ephesus. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS II TR P P P. Laureate head right.Rev: PACI AVGVSTAE. Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; Ф to lower left.RIC² 1412; RPC II 820. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.35 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 611 - VESPASIAN (69-79). Dupondius. Lugdunum. Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III. Radiate head right, with globus at point of neck.Rev: PAX AVGVSTI / S - C. Pax standing left, holding branch, sceptre and patera over altar.RIC² -. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 10.21 g. Diameter: 29 mm.

Lot # 612 - TITUS (Caesar, 69-79). Quadrans. Rome, for use in the East. Obv: T CAESAR IMP. Laureate head right.Rev: P M TR POT P P. Winged caduceus.RIC² 1577 (Vespasian); RPC II 2000 (5 specimens); McAlee 395.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.22 g. Diameter: 17 mm. Rare

Lot # 613 - TITUS (79-81). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M. Laureate head right.Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P. Filleted tripod surmounted by dolphin right.RIC² 128. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.11 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 614 - TITUS (79-81). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII. Laureate head left.Rev: S - C. Spes advancing left, holding flower and hem of skirt.RIC² 170. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 22.88 g. Diameter: 35 mm.

Lot # 615 - DIVA DOMITILLA I (Died before 69). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: MEMORIAE DOMITILLAE / S P Q R. Carpentum drawn right by two mules.Rev: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII. Large S C.RIC² 262 (Titus). Condition: Fine.Weight: 24.25 g. Diameter: 34 mm.

Lot # 616 - JULIA TITI (Augusta, 79-90/1). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA TITI AVGVSTI F. Draped bust right.Rev: VENVS AVGVST. Venus standing right, back facing, leaning upon column to left, holding helmet and sceptre.RIC² 388 (Titus). Condition: Fine.Weight: 2.89 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 617 - JULIA TITI (Augusta, 79-90/1). Dupondius. Rome. Obv: IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA. Draped bust right.Rev: S - C / VESTA. Vesta seated left, holding palladium and sceptre.RIC² 398 (Titus). Condition: Fine.Weight: 12.26 g. Diameter: 29 mm.

Lot # 618 - JULIA TITI (Augusta, 79-90/1). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: DIVAE IVLIAE AVG TITI F / SPQR. Carpentum drawn right by two mules.Rev: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM XV(I) CENS PER P P. Legend around large S C.RIC² 717 or 760 (Domitian). Condition: Fine.Weight: 24.70 g. Diameter: 33 mm.

Lot # 619 - DOMITIAN (Caesar, 69-81). Denarius. Rome. Obv: CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII. Laureate head right.Rev: PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS. Lighted and garlanded altar.RIC² 266 (Titus). Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.43 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 620 - DOMITIAN (81-96). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XII CENS PER P P. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis.Rev: S - C. Domitian standing left, holding spear and parazonium; to left, river god Rhenus reclining right, holding reed and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows.RIC² 468. Condition: Fine.Weight: 20.75 g. Diameter: 33 mm.

Lot # 621 - DOMITIAN (81-96). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P. Laureate head right.Rev: IOVI VICTORI / S C. Jupiter seated left on throne, holding sceptre and crowning Victory on globe.RIC² 751. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 28.88 g. Diameter: 35 mm.

Lot # 622 - DOMITIAN (81-96). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV. Laureate head right.Rev: IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P. Minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield to right.RIC² 789. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.40 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 623 - NERVA (96-98). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P. Laureate head right.Rev: FORTVNA AVGVST. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.RIC 4. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 3.35 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 624 - NERVA (96-98). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: LIBERTAS PVBLICA. Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre.RIC 19. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.43 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 625 - NERVA (96-98). As. Rome. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM / S C. Clasped hands.RIC 79. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 10.99 g. Diameter: 28 mm.

Lot # 626 - NERVA (96-98). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: LIBERTAS PVBLICA / S - C. Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre.RIC 86. Condition: Fine.Weight: 21.34 g. Diameter: 35 mm.

Lot # 627 - NERVA (96-98). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P. Laureate head right.Rev: LIBERTAS PVBLICA / S - C. Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre.RIC 86. Condition: Fair.Weight: 25.20 g. Diameter: 35 mm.

Lot # 628 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM. Laureate head right.Rev: P M TR P COS II P P. Victory seated left, holding patera and palm frond.Woytek 62a; RIC 10. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.38 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 629 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM. Laureate head right.Rev: P M TR P COS III P P. Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and double cornucopia; lighted and garlanded altar to left.Woytek 68a; RIC 33. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.78 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 630 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder.Rev: P M TR P COS IIII P P. Hercules standing facing on pedestal, holding club and lion's skin.Woytek 100b; RIC 49 var. (no drapery). Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.95 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 631 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Dacian captive, in attitude of mourning, seated right at foot of trophy.Woytek 190cB; RIC 220. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.31 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 632 - TRAJAN (98-117). As. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S - C. Pax standing left, with foot on bound captive to left, holding branch and cornucopia.Woytek 207bD; RIC 503. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 11.84 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 633 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond.Woytek 232b; RIC 193. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.02 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 634 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC. Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond.Woytek 270b; RIC 128. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.07 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 635 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC. Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond.Woytek 270b; RIC 128. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.24 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 636 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; in background to left, forepart of ship.Woytek 271b; RIC 122. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.11 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 637 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC / DANVVIVS. River god Danube reclining left on rocks, head right, holding prow and resting elbow upon overturned urn from which liquid flows; billowing cloak above.Woytek 277b; RIC 100. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.09 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 638 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC. Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.Woytek 278bC; RIC II p. XIV, Addenda to p. 252. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.22 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 639 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC. Roma seated left on throne, feet on stool, holding crowning Victory and spear.Woytek 281bD; RIC 116. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.36 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 640 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis.Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC. Arabia standing left, holding branch and bundle of cinnamon sticks; behind to left, camel advancing left.Woytek 285c; RIC 142 var. (bust type).Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.05 g. Diameter: 18 mm. Rare

Lot # 641 - TRAJAN (98-117). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder.Rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S C. Bridge across Danube; arched tower at either end, boat below; statues on towers.Woytek 314bC; RIC 569. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 24.65 g. Diameter: 33 mm.

Lot # 642 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P. Laureate head right.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / ALIM ITAL. Annona standing facing, head left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over child standing to left.Woytek 395a (1 specimen cited); RIC 243.Extremely rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.18 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Extremely rare

Lot # 643 - TRAJAN (98-117). As. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S - C / ALIM ITAL. Abundantia (or Annona) standing left, holding ears of corn and cornucopia; child to her left, holding scroll.Woytek 446b; RIC 604. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 12.56 g. Diameter: 26 mm.

Lot # 644 - TRAJAN (98-117). Dupondius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P. Radiate and draped bust right.Rev: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / S - C. Trajan's Column: column with spirals and dots set on podium decorated with eagles, surmounted by statue of Trajan standing left, holding patera and sceptre.Woytek 473v; RIC 603 var. (bust type). Condition: Fair.Weight: 14.53 g. Diameter: 28 mm.

Lot # 645 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R / FORT RED. Fortuna seated left on throne, holding rudder and cornucopia.Woytek 526v; RIC 318. Condition: Extremely fine; luster in field.Weight: 2.95 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 646 - TRAJAN (98-117). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R / FORT RED. Fortuna seated left on throne, holding rudder and cornucopia.Woytek 526v; RIC 318. Condition: Mint State.Weight: 2.91 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 647 - TRAJAN (98-117). Dupondius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P. Radiate and draped bust right.Rev: SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS / S C. Trajan standing right, holding spear; trophy to left and right.Woytek 586v; RIC 676. Condition: Very fine; cleaning marks.Weight: 14.98 g. Diameter: 25 mm.

Lot # 648 - TRAJAN (98-117). Semis. Rome, for use in Syria. Obv: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GERM. Radiate bust right, with slight darpery.Rev: DAC PARTHICO P M TR POT XX COS VI P P. Large S C within oak wreath.Woytek 938b; RIC 645 var. (bust type); McAlee 516. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.23 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 649 - PLOTINA (Augusta, 105-123). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: PLOTINA AVG IMP TRAIANI. Diademed and draped bust right, wearing stephane.Rev: FIDES AVGVST / S - C. Fides standing right, holding corn ears and basket of fruit.Woytek 711; RIC 740 (Trajan).Rare Condition: Fair.Weight: 21.85 g. Diameter: 34 mm. Rare

Lot # 650 - DIVA MARCIANA (Died 112/4). Denarius. Rome. Obv: DIVA AVGVSTA MARCIANA. Draped bust right, wearing stephane.Rev: CONSECRATIO. Eagle standing left, head right, wings spread.Woytek 719; RIC 743.Ex Classical Numismatic Group E-300 (2013), lot 212. The eldest daughter of the senator Marcus Ulpius Trajan and of Marcia, therefore Trajan's elder sister, she inherited her middle name, Marciana, from her mother's paternal ancestors. She married around 63 Gaius Saloninus Matidius Patricius, a very wealthy man, praetor and member of the religious college of the Arvales. From him Ulpia had a daughter Salonina Matidia. After Saloninus' death, Marciana did not remarry, although she had many pretenders due to her prestigious relationship with the emperor and her beauty. However, Trajan respected her wishes and never forced her to remarry. Her daughter Matidia instead married first a Matidius, then Lucius Vibius Sabinus, from a consular family, and from this marriage was born Vibia Sabina, future wife of Hadrian. When Vibius Sabinus died in 84 or 87, Ulpia Marciana with her daughter and granddaughters went to live in the family home of Trajan and his wife Plotina, and later in the palace. After 105 she was elevated to the rank of Augusta by her brother, the first sister of an emperor to receive this title. Although she was initially reticent, she was finally convinced by Plotina and first appeared on coins and depicted by statues. Her portrait is known for its complicated hairstyle with a high diadem. Marciana often travelled with Trajan, who considered her a trusted advisor and often asked her opinion on decisions. He also dedicated two cities to her, Colonia Marciana in Africa, and Marcianopolis in Moesia. She died between 112 and 114, when she was deified at the behest of Trajan, along with their father Marcus Ulpius Trajan. Condition: Fine.Weight: 2.67 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 651 - MATIDIA (Augusta, 112-119). Denarius. Rome. Obv: MATIDIA AVG DIVAE MARCIANAE F. Diademed and draped bust right.Rev: PIETAS AVGVST. Pietas standing facing, head left, placing hands on heads of two children, Sabina and Matidia, to left and right.Woytek 729; RIC 759 (Trajan).Salonia Matidia was born in AD 68 and was the only daughter of praetor Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus and Ulpia Marciana (mentioned in the obverse legend of this coin), the sister of the future emperor Trajan. She married at the age of 13-14 to Lucius Vibius Sabinus, from a powerful family of consular rank. In 83 AD a daughter, Vibia Sabina, the future wife of Emperor Hadrian, was born and her husband died. Matidia married twice more and had three more daughters, including the future grandmother of Marcus Aurelius, Rupilia Faustina. But her other two husbands also soon died. She made her home a literary salon, full of cultured people, and loved palace life, advising the emperor Trajan, and often following him to the battlefields to support him. She is also said to have had a good understanding with the emperor's wife, Plotina, with whom she worked to secure a worthy successor to the throne, opting for Hadrian, who married his daughter Vibia. It is unclear what happened when Trajan died, having fallen ill in Cilicia during the campaign against the Parthians. Hadrian's adoption, according to the historian Cassius Dio, was announced to the Roman Senate with a false letter from Trajan, actually written by Plotina. Hadrian however kept both women close and allowed Matidia to assist him until she died in 119 AD. At her death the emperor granted her a touching eulogy and organised spectacular gladiatorial games, and finally deified her by having a temple built in Rome. Condition: Fine.Weight: 2.87 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 652 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate head right.Rev: P M TR P COS III / LIB PVB. Libertas seated left on throne, holding branch and sceptre.RIC² 363. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.09 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 653 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: P M TR P COS III / SAL AVG. Salus seated left on throne, holding patera and feeding serpent rising from altar to left.RIC² 378. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.36 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 654 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: P M TR P COS III / SAL AVG. Salus seated left on throne, holding patera and feeding serpent rising from altar to left.RIC² 378. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 2.83 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 655 - HADRIAN (117-138). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III. Laureate head right.Rev: RESTITVTORI ORBIS TERRARVM / S C. Emperor standing left, holding roll and raising kneeling turreted woman.RIC² 450. Condition: Fine.Weight: 22.72 g. Diameter: 32 mm.

Lot # 656 - HADRIAN (117-138). Semis. Rome. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. Eagle standing left, head right, with wings spread.Rev: P M TR P COS III / S C. Winged thunderbolt.RIC² 623. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.18 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 657 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS III. Virtus standing right, with foot set upon helmet, holding spear and parazonium.RIC² 851. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.26 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 658 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P. Laureate head right.Rev: COS III. Roma seated right on cuirass and shield, holding spear and parazonium; helmet to lower left.RIC² 919. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.25 g. Diameter: 19 mm.

Lot # 659 - HADRIAN (117-138). GOLD Aureus. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.Rev: COS III. Hadrian on horseback right, raising hand.RIC² 930; Calicó 1221.Hadrian was born in Italica or Rome in 76 AD to an influential family; his grandfather had been a member of the senate. Having soon been orphaned, Hadrian was entrusted to his cousin Trajan, who acted as his tutor and granted him in marriage one of his great-granddaughters, Sabina, in 100 AD. It was therefore quite natural that on Trajan's death Hadrian should succeed him, although he had never adopted him. In fact at the prince's death the senate received letters from Trajan mentioning Hadrian's adoption, but according to Cassius Dio they were signed by his widow Plotina. Probably Lucius Licinius Sura, his future and greatest general, also made great efforts for Trajan to consider Hadrian's candidacy. Hadrian is remembered as a literate monarch, a lover of Greek letters and neosophistic philosophy. The new emperor had a very different political conception from that of his predecessor, beginning with the renouncing of the expansionism so much desired by Trajan in order to focus more on the defense of imperial borders, as evidenced by the construction of Hadrian's Wall. His reign was also marked by the travels he embarked on between 121 and 132, a way of learning about and expressing respect for every corner of the empire. Indeed, he visited numerous regions and garrisons, reserving special interest for the armies and the discipline of the soldiers. Despite his efforts to avoid any armed conflict, Hadrian had to deal with a Jewish revolt that erupted because he had renamed Jerusalem as the Colonia Aelia Capitolina, after his family name, for having a temple dedicated to Jupiter Capitolinus erected there and for forbidding circumcision, a custom he perceived as barbaric, despite not being hostile to Judaism. The revolt was very bloody and led by Simon bar Kochba, who lost his life in the last battle. In internal politics Hadrian gave his best, eliminating unnecessary expenses and undertaking magnificent public works, not only in Rome. He also asked his jurists to collect all edicts that would ensure greater justice for the weaker, but went to the disadvantage of the Senate, which responded with conspiracies. Hadrian managed to escape these attempts and sent all the conspirators to death, earning himself a very bad reputation. For this he publicly apologized and engaged in a series of food concessions to the people, forgave a huge amount of debt, and promised not to use any more violence against the senators. Promise that he did not keep, however, as a result of further conspiracy attempts. In 136 he designated Lucius Aelius Caesar as his successor, but he died two years later. Hadrian, having failed to have children by Sabina, was thus forced to adopt Antoninus Pius, asking him to adopt in turn two other young men, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, son of the late Aelius. He died in 138 after a long and painful illness. Condition: Fine.Weight: 7.11 g. Diameter: 20 mm.

Lot # 660 - HADRIAN (117-138). Semis. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery.Rev: COS III / S - C. Legionary eagle between two standards.RIC² 976. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.00 g. Diameter: 17 mm.

Lot # 661 - HADRIAN (117-138). Denarius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate bust right, with slight drapery on left shoulder.Rev: FELICITATI AVGVSTI. Galley left, with five oarsmen and hortator at stern.RIC² 1400. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.09 g. Diameter: 18 mm.

Lot # 662 - HADRIAN (117-138). Sestertius. Rome. Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate and draped bust right.Rev: MAVRETANIA / S - C. Mauretania standing left, holding two javelins and bridle of horse pawing left.RIC² 1676. Condition: Fair.Weight: 24.52 g. Diameter: 32 mm.