Hadrian (117-138). AE Sestertius. Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS PP. Laureate bust right with slight drapery on far shoulder. Rev. COS III SC. Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and cornucopiae; behind, shield and arms. RIC 967 C. 345. AE. g. 27.51 mm. 35.00 A wonderful portrait of high style. Emerald-green patina. An almost invisible scratch on obverse and a few insignificant traces of oxidation, otherwise EF. For date of this (posthumous?) issue, see RIC II, p. 317 and note.