CNG - Hadrian. Æ As. Britannia reverse. RARE!

Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ As (27mm, 9.65 g, 6h). Rome mint. 
Struck circa AD 119-120. 

IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right
PONT MAX TR POT COS III, S C across field, BRITANNIA in exergue, 
Britannia seated slightly left, head facing and resting on right 
arm, with spear lying on left arm and right foot set on rocks; 
round shield to right. 

RIC II 577a; Strack -; SCBC 635; BMCRE 1174. Near EF, dark green-brown patina. 
Rare. Among the finest known for the type. 

with permission of cngcoins.com. Jan. 2011.