Hadrian AR denarius, AD 117–138, struck AD 136. 18 mm, 3.22 g.

HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP, laureate head left.
NILVS, Nilus reclining right, holding cornucopiae and reed, and leaning right arm on an urn. Hippopotamus standing left  
before him and crocodile over waves below. 

RIC 310i; BMCRE 858-865 var (bust type). 
Very rare.

With permission of Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 2, Lot 638, Dec 2017.