Very interesting analysis!
One may guess that the corruption in provinces was more wide-spreaded and more important
(economically) than in
Rome.
What was the meaning and the aim of the "emperor tour"? This is the question raised by
Curtis.
If we shall see the emperor's life in the optics of
Roman writers,
as a permanent entertainment, it will be just an "entertainment tour" of the ancient "jet-set"...
It seems that such an interpretation is very far from reality. The emperor
had under control the most important
office of the empire. In the tour, he was accompanied by a numerous staff, navy and army units.
The tour was a great political event. To my opinion, it was a kind of inspection of local administration to establish a strict order.
Hadrian is called on the coin of the trip series "Restitutor"...
So, the natural message of the subsequent series should be "The inspection was succesful. The order is
restored.
The emperor governs the provinces. The food suply will be stable. "
I was thinking a lot about Nero's canceled trip to Middle East (Egypte).
As we know, it was a problematic region. There was a strong need for a visit of the emperor (accompanied by troops and law enforcement). The visit was cancealed because the situation in
Rome was very unstable.