Coin Portraying Emperor Maximianus

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

288-289

Roman

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays a bust of emperor Maximianus, cuirassed, laureate, and facing right. The back (reverse) depicts Homonoia walking to the left, right hand outstretched, left hand cradling a double cornucopia. The date this coin was struck is indicated in the obverse inscription ” L Γ “, which means the third year of Maximianus’s reign, or 288-289 CE. Maximianus reigned as emperor from 286-305 CE.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Portraying Emperor Maximianus
Place: Alexandria (Minted in)
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.: Struck 288 CE–289 CE
Medium: Billon
Inscriptions: Obverse: AKMAOVA MAXIMIANO[C CEB] Reverse: L Γ
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Reference Number: 1938.1222
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Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932) and Carrie Hutchinson Ryerson (1859-1937), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1938.

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