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Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Nero
Roman, minted in Alexandria, EgyptLinkedCulture matchlcp-3eb78971a2c6
- Date
- 66-67
- Medium
- Billon
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 142273
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the bust of Emperor Nero, facing right, radiate, wearing a cuirass (armoured breast plate), and aegis (shield). The date this coin was struck is indicated in the inscription " LIΓ ", which means the thirteenth year of his reign, or 66-67 CE. Nero reigned as emperor from 54-68 CE. The back (reverse) portrays the head of Tiberius, facing right.
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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, 1979.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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