Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 24.96 g.) Rome mint, struck AD 137. Obv. Bare head right. Rev. Fortuna standing right, holding rudder and cornucopia, vis-à-vis Spes standing left, holding flower and hem of skirt. RIC II 1054 (Hadrian) VF, guaranteed much better in hand than pictured. Minor cleaning marks on obverse. Brown patina. The rarest reverse type of all Aelius sestertii series, Banti only records one example. Pleasant bold portrait. |