Coin Portraying Emperor Galerius Maximianus

Art Institute of Chicago

Coin Portraying Emperor Galerius Maximianus

Roman

Date
305-311
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

On the front (obverse) of this coin, the emperor Galerius Maximianus is shown facing right and wearing a crown of laurels. On the back (reverse), the standing figure of a genius holds a cornucopia in one hand while the other pours liquid from a type of shallow dish called a patera.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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