Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus

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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