Coin Portraying an Emperor

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Coin Portraying an Emperor

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Date
end of 3rd century BCE (?)
Medium
Bronze?
Culture
Ancient Greece
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
142700

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays an emperor. The back (reverse) depicts a draped figure wearing a modius (a type of headdress) and holding a cornucopia.

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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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Object type
AAT300037334

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