Hadrian. Semis; Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 128-9 AD, Semis, 3.13g. RIC-976 (C), BM-1381A note, bust var. of C-450 (4 Fr.). Obv: [H]ADRIANVS - AVGVSTVS P P Bust laureate r. Rx: COS - III in circular legend, S - C across field, Three standards. Possibly a coin struck in Rome for use in Syria, like the orichalcum asses and smaller bronzes of Hadrian\'s preceding issue without P P. From The Mark Gibbons Collection.. EF