Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Probus

Art Institute of Chicago

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Probus

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Date
279-280
Medium
Billon
Culture
Alexandria
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141506

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Probus, laureate and cuirassed, facing to the right. The back (reverse) depicts Nike advancing to the right, holding a wreath and palm.

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Credit line
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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AAT300037334

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