Siliqua (Coin) Portraying Emperor Valens

Art Institute of Chicago

Siliqua (Coin) Portraying Emperor Valens

Roman, minted in TrierLinkedCulture matchlcp-17d6b6ad3fbe

Date
364-378
Medium
Silver
Culture
Trier
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
145232

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Valens, facing right and wearing a diadem. On the back (reverse), the goddess Roma is depicted seated, holding the diminutive figure of Victory and a sceptre.

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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 498; sold to Roger Trienens, Saratoga Springs, NY; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1996.

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AAT300037334

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