118 Hadrian NGC Ch VF Roman Empire Denarius Pax Superb Portrait (25080102C)

Choice Very Fine Roman Empire silver denarius coin. Struck for Emperor Hadrian 118 CE at the Rome Mint. RIC 44, RSC 1015, approx 17mm. Superb Imperial portrait with bare chest and drapery on far shoulder. Certified by NGC to Ch VF.  Obverse: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right with bare chest and drapery on left shoulder.  Reverse: P M TR P COS II, PAX in ex,  Pax standing left holding branch and cornucopiae. Pax was the Roman goddess of peace. Worship of Peace was organized as a goddess during the rule of Augustus. She had a temples called the Ara Pacis and Pacis. She was depicted in art with olive branches, a cornucopia and a scepter.