Art Institute of Chicago
As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Galerius
Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt
- Date
- 308-310
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Ancient Mediterranean
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Galerius, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts Genius, standing to the left, wearing a modius (hat), holding a patera (dish), from which liquid flows. In the other hand is a cornucopiae. Galerius was emperor from 305-311.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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