TYPE Roman Empire, Hadrian (117-138 AD), silver denarius DESCRIPTION . Obv: Bareheaded bust of Hadrian to left, HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP Rev: Africa in elephant headdress reclining l., holding cornucopiae and scorpion, basket with grain ears at feet, legend: AFRICA REFERENCE: SR 1078v, RSC 139 GRADING: VF / AVF, some pitting ORDER INFO: R1511, $185 Some surface problems: a slight die brake in front of Hadrian's nose, flan flaw in the space above his forehead, and some porosity, but still a nice left-facing Africa ("corn ears" type; also, unusually long "elephant headdress" trunk; usually they are short and upward pointing).