As (Coin) Potraying Emperor Galerius

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As (Coin) Potraying Emperor Galerius

Roman, minted in Alexandria, EgyptLinkedCulture matchlcp-3eb78971a2c6

Date
309-311
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Ancient Mediterranean
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141512

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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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Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Provenance
Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932) and Carrie Hutchinson Ryerson (1859-1937), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1938.

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