Justice in the Hour of Triumph
Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 27.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right / Nemesis standing right, holding fold of dress with right hand and olive branch pointed downward in left; S C flanking. RIC II 779; Strack 704; Banti 720; BMCRE 1549 (same dies). VF, attractive brown surfaces.
RIC II, p. 327 provides historical background for this coin type. “The subjection of the Jewish revolt in A.D. 135 leads to a “Pax” type and several victories, – the most interesting one the Nemesis- Pax-Victoria of Claudius and Vespasian, implying respect for justice in the hour of triumph.”