Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus (Maximian or Maximianus I)

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Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus (Maximian or Maximianus I)

Roman, minted in Cyzicus

Date
about 293
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Marcus Aurelius, facing right and wearing a radiate crown. On the back (reverse), the god Jupiter presents the emperor with a globe, atop which the goddess Victory is shown. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus (sometimes called Maximianus I or Maximian) issued coins only as Augustus. The appearance of "M A" refers to the "Marcus Aurelius" in his name.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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