ROMAN. LYDIA. Sala. Hadrian, A.D. 117-138. Bronze Diassarion (7.62g). C. Val. Androneikos, magistrate. AY KAI ADRIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right, seen from behind / EPI G OYAL ANDPONEIKOY CALHNON, Zeus Lydios standing facing, head left, holding eagle in his right hand and sceptre in his left. RPC III 2442; BMC 31-32. Dark green-brown patina with attractive earthen highlights. A superb example, apparently among the finest known. gEF. For a similar example in comparable quality, see Leu Auction 14, lot 977, 12 December 2020, hammered CHF 200, approximately AUD 375. The present coin is clearly finer, with far better centering and sharper details. (P)

Estimate: AUD 300