Coin Portraying Emperor Crispus

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Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

321

Roman, minted in Trier

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Crispus.
The back (reverse) depicts a Globe on an altar.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Portraying Emperor Crispus
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.: 321 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obv: IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES Rev: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS VOT IS XX
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.1 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Roger Trienens
Reference Number: 1996.354
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Spink & Galerie des Monnaies, Geneva. Sale cat. (February 15-16, 1977), lot 697.
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 697; sold to Roger Trienens, Saratoga Springs, NY; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1996.

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