Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius

Art Institute of Chicago

Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

Date
312
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays emperor Licinius. On the back (reverse), the deity Genius wears a modius (a type of headdress) and stands holding a head of Serapis in one hand and cornucopiae in the other.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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