Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

238-244 (?)

Roman; probably minted in Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a bust of the goddess Tyche, facing right. On the back (reverse), is perhaps the god Bacchus (Greek Dionysos), standing and holding a ship rudder in his right hand.

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

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche
Place: Roman Empire (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.: 238 CE–244 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obverse: MAΓN HCIA (?) Reverse: MAΓNH TΩN (?)
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.2927
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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