Propaganda, ikonografi och myntbilder under kejsar Hadrianus

Sammanfattning: This thesis investigates the use of propaganda in the form of iconography on Roman coins minted during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. More specifically this paper investigates the use of coins during the transitional period of Hadrian’s ascension to emperor and his use of iconography on coin minted during his famous travels of the empire, as well as coins minted in local provincial mints. For this investigation fifty coins of significance have been chosen for analysis, these coins are minted either during the early years of Hadrian's reign or during his travels. The theory used in this paper bases itself on the thought of “fabrication” by Peter Burke in the Fabrication of Louis XIV. The result of this study shows how Hadrian chose to portray himself in relation to his predecessor and how he used iconography to reinforce Roman rule over the provinces.