Hadrian; AE As; Aequitas
Description:
Hadrian (117 - 138 AD). AE As, Rome mint 134-138 AD. HADRIANVS AVG COS II P P; laureate head right / AEQVITAS AVG; Aequitas standing left, holding scales and sceptre, S-C.
Diameter:
AE26 mm
Weight:
11,56 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
RIC 748; Cohen 605
Commentary:
dark black-green patina, good details
History:
Hadrian's last years showed his darker side, when he ordered a suicide of some opponents of his nominated successor Lucius Ceionius Commodus.
Article Number:
058-06-02-42386