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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3222014, member: 56859&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t paint collection numbers on my own coins but would sure love to have one which had such marks applied long ago.&nbsp; Fantastic coin, Doug!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a #48 <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=109138" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=109138" rel="nofollow">from CNG&#039;s archives</a>.&nbsp; I wonder if it could be from the same hand?&nbsp; The paint is grossly the same but the number style looks more refined.&nbsp; Maybe you could nose around for more information based on this pedigree.&nbsp; It&#039;s a long shot but you never know <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/76001463.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1463.</b> Estimate $750.</p><p>Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.</p><p>Sold For $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hadrian. </b>AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (30.09 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Felicitas standing left, holding branch and long caduceus. RIC II 750; Banti 323. Good VF, brown patina, areas of minor roughness, small white collection number painted below bust.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the Alain Lagrange Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 2055.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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