Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Valerian

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Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Valerian

Roman, minted in RomeLinkedCulture matchlcp-e1eed953bf88

Date
257-259
Medium
Silver
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141856

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the bust of emperor Valerian facing to the right. He is radiate, draped, and cuirassed. The back (reverse) depicts the sun, nude except for a mantle that billows behind, striding to the left.

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

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