Coin Portraying Emperor Augustus

Art Institute of Chicago

Coin Portraying Emperor Augustus

Roman

Date
27 BCE-14 CE
Medium
Silver
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 facing to the right. On the back (reverse) is a hexastyle Corinthian temple with five steps.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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