Coin Portraying Emperor Victorinus

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

268-270

Roman, minted in Trier

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Victorinus.

The back (reverse) of this coin depicts Aequitas, the goddess of justice and equality, holding a scale.

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

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Portraying Emperor Victorinus
Place: Trier (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.: 268 CE–270 CE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.1 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Roger Trienens
Reference Number: 1996.347
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Spink & Galerie des Monnaies, Geneva. Sale cat. (February 15-16, 1977), lot 661.
Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report: 1995-96 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1996), p. 10.

Spink & Son, Ltd. London through Galerie des Monnaies, Geneva, February 15-16, 1977, lot 661; sold to Roger Trienens, Saratoga Springs, NY; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1996.

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