Hadrian. Middle bronze

Hadrian; 117-138 AD, Rome, c. 137-8 AD, Middle Bronze, 10.15g. RIC-2423 (R3). Obv: HADRIANVS - AVG COS III P P Head bare r. Rx: SA - LVS - AVG on l. and r., S C across field, Salus standing l. extending patera to snake rising from altar at her feet, and holding scepter behind her with l. hand. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Savoca, eBay, 1 May 2016. Rare as middle bronze, especially with portrait bare rather than laureate. Strack and RIC report only a single such coin, in Budapest.Dark green patination. EF