ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Sabina (128-136). Aureus ND (128-136), Rome. Av. SABINA AVGVSTA - HADRIANI AVG P P. Bust draped left, with stephanè, hair in plait behind the nape of the neck. Rv. CONCOR - DIA AVG. Concord seated left on a throne and holding a patera; a cornucopia below the throne. Calicó 1430 = this copy! - RIC.398; Gold - 7.29 g - 19.5 mm - 6 h From the Biaggi collection, acquired before 1970, then sale Bank Leu 25, 1980, n° 306 then sale Bank Leu 48, 10 may 1989, n° 352 then collection L. von Hoffmann, Sotheby's, 5 July 1995, n° 126 and finally Numismatica Ars Classica 24, 5 December 2002, n° 84. This is the specimen that illustrates the Calicó. UCS: coming soon. On a wide, slightly oblong blank with a centred mint. The bust is in high relief. Only minimal circulation marks. Beautiful golden patina. Superb at Fleur de coin.