- Almost Uncirculated Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Struck for Emperor Hadrian at the Rome Mint, 125-128 CE.
- RSC 169, RIC 381, approx 19mm, 3.28g.
- Certified by NGC to AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5 (very high subgrades).
- Colorfully toned with luster, very appealing in hand.
- Obverse: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder.
- Reverse: COS III, Abundantia or Annona standing left, right foot on modius, holding hook and cornucopia.
- The reverse type alludes to the importance of the grain supply for Rome and has attributes of both Abundantia and Annona.
- Abundantia was the personification of prosperity and abundance. She was known for bringing grain in a cornucopia to mortals as they slept.
- Annona was the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome. Usually presented with a modius with stalks of grain that indicates the fertility of the empire and the Imperial liberality and providence in procuring, and in bestowing grain to the people.
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