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Message:: [QUOTE="TIF, post: 2530893, member: 56859"]<a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1652&lot=436" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1652&lot=436" rel="nofollow">436</a>  Hadrian drachm, Emmett 1069.14, "extremely rare" per listing, rated common by Emmett.  Other years in the series are rare, and perhaps it is rare in this condition.  Hammer 850 GBP.  I really liked this and several other Roman Egyptians in today's auction but the bidding levels were higher than I wanted to go prior to the live auction.<img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/roma/012/image00436.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1652&lot=439" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1652&lot=439" rel="nofollow">439</a>  Hadrian drachm, unlisted reverse type.  I looked long and hard at this coin but ultimately was uncomfortable with the reverse and so didn't bid (plus, it went much higher than I would have bid).  Hammer 800 GBP. <img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/roma/012/image00439.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]