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Hadrian. ; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 124-5 AD, orichalcum As, 9.17g. RIC-750 (C), C-401 (30 Fr.), McAlee-544/1 (same obv. die). Obv: HADRIANVS - AVGVSTVS Bust laureate, draped r. Rx: COS - III S - C Towered Antioch seated l. on rocks, holding wheat ears in r. hand and extending l. arm to rocks behind her; below, river god Orontes swimming l.This coin depicts the river god Orontes, frequently found on tetradrachms of Antioch but rarely on an official Roman bronze. VF