HADRIAN AE DUPONDIUS, 119/120 C.E.
RIC 604a RSC 1358, Very Fine / Very Fine+, 28.1mm, 11.90 grams, Rome Mint
Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III around radiate and draped bust of Hadrian to right
Reverse: Salus standing to left, her right foot set on globe, holding patera in her right hand and rudder in her left, SALVS PVBLICA around, S C across fields
Nice coin with a WONDERFUL reverse! Dark patina, that appears on coins commonly cleaned around the end of the 19th Century with a kind of lacquer.
