Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Diocletian

Art Institute of Chicago

Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Diocletian

Roman; minted in Ticinum

Date
about 285
Medium
Billon
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Diocletian, facing to the right. On the back (reverse), a soldier stands facing to the left, holding a spear in his left hand and resting his right arm on a shield.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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