Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus
Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt
- Date
- 253-260
- Medium
- Billon
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Gallienus, facing right and wearing a type of breastplate called a cuirass and a draped cloak called a paludamentum. On his head he wears a crown of laurels. On the back (reverse), the goddess Nike stands holding a wreath and a palm branch.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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