Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus

Art Institute of Chicago

Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus

Roman

Date
253-268
Medium
Bronze
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, wearing a crown and facing right. On the back (reverse) a standing figure holds a spear and a laurel branch.

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