A nicely preserved piece of denarius from a rarer reign in the trade.
Obverse: bust of the emperor in armor and paludamentum, to the right, in the rim legend:
M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES;
Reverse: spes walking left, surrounded by legend:
SPES PVBLICA;
Silver, diameter 20.5 mm, weight 3.51 g, axis 6 h.