Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

253-260

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Gallienus, facing right and wearing a type of breastplate called a cuirass and a draped cloak called a paludamentum. On his head he wears a crown of laurels.

On the back (reverse), the goddess Nike stands holding a wreath and a palm branch.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus
Place: Roman Empire (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 253 CE–260 CE
Medium: Billon
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert L. Grover
Reference Number: 1983.1071
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Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report: 1983-84 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1984), p. 47.

Robert L. Grover (1910-1998), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1983.

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