© Carole Raddato
Vibia Sabina (83-136 A.D.), a relative of Trajan, was married very young to the future emperor, Hadrian. The comparison with coins, physiognomy, hairstyle and diadem allows for the portrait’s identification as the Empress Sabina.
Portrait of Empress Sabina (wife of Hadrian), ca. 130 AD, Altes Museum (Berlin)
© Carole Raddato