Hadrian, 117-138. As (Copper, 27 mm, 9.27 g, 6 h), Rome, 130-133. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Bare head of Hadrian to left. Rev. RESTITVTORI ITALIAE / S C Hadrian, togate, standing right, holding roll in his left hand, raising up Italia, who holds cornucopiae in her left hand and kneels to left before him. BMC -. Cohen -. RIC 1879. Rare and with a very old pedigree. Somewhat smoothed and with minor deposits, otherwise, very fine.


Apostolo Zeno (1668-1750) was a Venetian librettist and humanist who worked as poet laureate in Vienna in 1715-1729, where he also curated the imperial coin collection of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI (1685-1740).