Coin Portraying Emperor Crispus

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

323-324

Roman, minted in Rome

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Crispus, facing to the right. On the back (reverse), a laurel wreath and inscription are shown.

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

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Portraying Emperor Crispus
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.: 323 CE–324 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obverse: CRISPVS NOB CAES Reverse: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM; laurel wreath, within laurel wreath: VOT X; In exergue: RS
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.8 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.2707
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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