Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.56 g, 6h). "Travel series" issue ("Provinces cycle") – The province alone. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133. Laureate head right / NILVS, Nilus reclining right, holding reed and cornucopia; to right, hippopotamus standing left, crocodile left below. RIC II.3 1543; RSC 991. Toned, a few scratches, flan flaw on reverse. Near VF.
From the Wayne G. Damron Collection.