Watch List notes:

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 125-126/7. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Minerva standing left, holding spear pointing forward and ornate round shield, decorated with a central boss of a Gorgon's head and eight rays. RIC II.3 787; RSC 297a. Attractively toned, a few minor flan flaws on obverse. EF. Exceptional detail on reverse.

From the Viggo Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, September 2004.