Hadrian, 117-138. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.11 g, 7 h), Rome, 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Bare head of Hadrian to right. Rev. SALVS AVG Salus standing right, feeding serpent rising from altar with her right hand and holding patera in her left. BMC 715. Cohen 1335. RIC 267. A splendid, lustrous piece with beautiful iridescent toning. Virtually as struck.
From a German collection of Roman Denarii, formed in the 1980s to early 2000s.