★ RIC plate coin ★

Hadrian, 117-138. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 2.42 g, 6 h), uncertain mint in the East, circa 130-135. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Laureate head of Hadrian to right. Rev. AFRICA Africa, wearing elephant-skin headdress, reclining left against rock, holding scorpion in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left; at her feet, basket of fruits. BMC -. RIC pl. 54, 3133 ( this coin ). Strack -. Extremely rare. Minor traces of cleaning and with light deposits, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Eric ten Brink, ex Roma E-Auction 41, 2 December 2017, 754.