Denarius of Hadrian, Rome
r. 117-138 CE
Hadrian
Roman
Obv.: Bust of Hadrian, draped, with head bare to r.
Rev.: River god Nile, reclining, naked to waist, holding a reed in r. hand and a cornucopiae in his l., resting r. arm on an urn; in front small hippopotamus; below crocodile swimming in waves.
Silver
Roman Imperial period