Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius

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Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius

Roman, minted in Alexandria, EgyptLinkedCulture matchlcp-3eb78971a2c6

Date
312
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141677

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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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Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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AAT300037334

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