Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius
Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt
- Date
- 145
- Medium
- Billon
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Antoninus Pius, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels. On the back (reverse), the god Serapis is depicted wearing a type of headdress called a modius, which is ornamented with laurels.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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