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Coin Portraying Emperor Claudius II Gothicus
Roman, minted in Alexandria, EgyptLinkedCulture matchlcp-3eb78971a2c6
- Date
- 268-270
- Medium
- Billon
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 101135
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Claudius II, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels. On the back (reverse) the god Harpocrates is depicted standing, with a small child at his feet.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Robert L. Grover
- Provenance
- Robert L. Grover (1910-1998), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1983.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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