Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

Art Institute of Chicago

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

Roman, minted in Rome

Date
145-161, issued by Antoninus Pius
Medium
Gold
Culture
Rome
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the bust of Antoninus Pius right, bareheaded, wearing a cuirass (body armor) and paludamentum (military cloak). The back (reverse) depicts the goddess Roma seated facing left, holding Palladium (an ancient image of the goddess Pallas Athena) and spear, with a shield at side.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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