Hi kc, another great addition to your
collection.
To me the
portraits on the coinage of
Hadrian,along with those of the
Flavian emperors, are among the best ever produced. On your
sestertius he looks very much the calm and capable emperor. Just what
his subjects would have liked to think I am sure. Although he was clearly intelligent and capable, I don't think
Hadrian was as calm in reality as this beautiful
portrait would suggest!
Best regards,
Steve