Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Pupienus

Art Institute of Chicago

Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Pupienus

Roman, minted in Rome

Date
238 (April-June), issued by Balbinus and Pupienus, coemperors
Medium
Silver
Culture
Rome
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays a bust of emperor Pupienus facing right, with a radiate crown and wearing a cuirass and paludamentum. The back (reverse) depicts two hands clasped.

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