Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius

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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius

Roman; minted in Alexandria, EgyptLinkedCulture matchlcp-7c7847fdba74

Date
14-37
Medium
Billon
Culture
Egypt
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
142244

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrayys the head of Emperor Tiberius, facing right, laureate. The back (reverse) portrays the radiate head of Augustus, also facing right. In 4 CE, Tiberius was adopted by Emperor Augustus as his son. When Augustus died in 14, he was succeeded by Tiberius. Incluing imagery of the divine Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire, helped Tiberius to advertise his inherited right to rule, as Augustus’s heir.

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Gift of Robert L. Grover
Provenance
Robert L. Grover (1910-1998), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1979.

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AAT300037334

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