Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius
Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt
- Date
- 149-150
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front of this coin portrays Emperor Antoninus Pius wearing a crown of laurels. On the back, the god Zeus Ammon is shown wearing a chiton and himation; his raised left hand rests on a tall scepter while his extended right hand holds a patera. A ram is seen emerging from behind him.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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