Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Portraying Emperor Claudius II Gothicus
Roman; minted in Alexandria, Egypt
- Date
- 268-269
- 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 bust of emperor Claudius II Gothicus. The back (reverse) depicts a bust of the god Hermanubis facing right, wearing a modius (headdress), with a winged caduceus, palm atop. The date this coin was struck is indicated in the reverse inscription " LB", which means the second year of Claudius's reign, or 268-269 CE. Claudius II Gothicus reigned from 268-270.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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