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Coin Portraying Emperor Galerius

Roman, minted in TrierLinkedCulture matchlcp-17d6b6ad3fbe

Date: 305-311
Medium: Bronze
Culture: Trier
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 145227

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Galerius. The back (reverse) depicts a genius holding a shallow dish called a patera.

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Credit line: Gift of Mr. Roger Trienens
Provenance: Spink & Son, Ltd. London through Galerie des Monnaies, Geneva, October 10, 1977, lot 482; sold to Roger Trienens, Saratoga Springs, NY; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1996.

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Object type: AAT300037334

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