Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

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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