TYPE Roman Empire, Hadrian (117-138 AD), silver denarius, 3.15g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Laureate head of Hadrian to right; legend: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS Rev: Abundantia standing to left, holding hook (in right hand) and cornucopiae, legend: COS III REFERENCE: VM 15/20 var. GRADING: AVF ORDER INFO: R1011, $38 The fishing hook shown here as an attribute of the personification of abundance (besides the more customary "horn of plenty", cornucopiae) is a reference to bountiful fishing