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Description
Roman Empire, Caesar Traianus Hadrianus, Roman Emperor of the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty 117-138 AD, Silver Denarius (3.38g, 17.50mm), Rome mint 134-138 AD. Obverse: Bare head of Hadrian facing to the right, slight drapery over far left shoulder, legend surrounds, “HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP”. Reverse: Spes stands facing to the left, draped and holding flower aloft in right hand and raising drapery with left, legend surrounds, “SPES P·R”. Sear-3542; RIC-274; RSC-1411. A very sharp and most noteworthy example, choicely struck on a lustrous and good-quality-metal flan, Extremely Fine, reverse near so.
The obverse Latin legend reads “Hadriānus Augustus, cōnsul tertium, Pater Patriae”, with an English translation of “Hadrianus Augustus, Consul for a third term, Father of the Nation”. The Reverse Latin legend reads “spēs populī Rōmānī”, with an English translation of “Hope of the Roman People”.
