Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Dupondius (27mm, 13.21 g, 12h). "Travel series" issue ("Provinces cycle") – The province alone. Rome mint. Struck circa AD 130-133. Laureate and draped bust right / NILVS, Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia and reed, leaning on rock; to left, hippopotamus standing right; below, crocodile right in water. RIC II.3 1713. Green patina, some roughness. Fine.
From the Deer Creek Collection. Ex Dr. Michael Slavin Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 536, 12 April 2023), lot 591.