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Lot # 362
Hadrian (117-138). AR Denarius, Rome mint, 136 AD. Obv. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Laureate head right. Rev. AFRICA. Africa reclining left, holding scorpion and cornucopiae; basket of grain at feet. RIC II 299. AR. 3.33 g. 18.00 mm. Lightly iridescent old cabinet tone. About EF/Good VF. The reverse commemorates Hadrian's second tour of Africa.