Coin Portraying Emperor Maximianus

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Coin Portraying Emperor Maximianus

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Date
287-288
Medium
Billon
Culture
Alexandria
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141505

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of emperor Maximianus, facing to the right. The back (reverse) depicts Elpis, the personification of hope, standing to the left, wearing a chiton and himation. She holds a flower and raises the hem of her skirt. The date this coin was struck is indicated in the obverse inscription " L B ", which means the second year of Maximianus's reign, or 287-288 CE. Maximianus reigned as emperor from 286-305 CE.

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Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Provenance
Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932) and Carrie Hutchinson Ryerson (1859-1937), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1938.

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