Watch List notes:

Hadrian, 117-138. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.09 g, 6 h), Rome, 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Bare head of Hadrian to right. Rev. NILVS Nilus reclining right on crocodile, holding cornucopiae in his left hand and reed with his right; at feet, hippopotamus left. BMC 857. Cohen 989. RIC 310. An attractive example with magnificent iridescent toning. Extremely fine.


From the collection of Yves Gunzenreiner and from a Swiss private collection kept in a bank safe in Lugano since the early 1980s.