Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Portraying Emperor Augustus
Roman
- Date
- 27 BCE-14 CE
- 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 head of Emperor Augustus. The back (reverse) depicts a griffin, a mythological creature with the head and wings of an eagle and body of a lion.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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