Coin Portraying Emperor Valerian

Art Institute of Chicago

Coin Portraying Emperor Valerian

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

Date
257-258
Medium
Billon
Culture
Egypt
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Emperor Valerian, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts the goddess Tyche with a rudder, cradling a cornucopia.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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