Hadrian Æ Sestertius. Rome, circa AD 130-133. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust to right / NILVS, Nilus reclining to right, leaning on rock, holding reed and cornucopiae on which two children are climbing; to right, hippopotamus to left among reeds, crocodile below; SC in exergue. RIC II.3 1704; Banti 561-2; BMCRE 1769. 24.46g, 32mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the Antonio Carmona Collection.