Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Portraying Emperor Hadrian
Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt
- Date
- 133-134
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Khorasan
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Hadrian, facing right, filleted. The back (obverse) depicts a Sphinx, seated, facing left, with wings open and a modius (headdress).
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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