Solidus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gratian

375-378

Roman, minted in Trier

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Gratian, wearing a diadem and facing right.
On the back (reverse) two emperors are shown seated, holding globe between them.

Status: On View, Gallery 153
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Solidus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gratian
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.: 375 CE–378 CE
Medium: Gold
Inscriptions: Obverse: D N GRATIANVS P F AVG Reverse: VICTOR-IA AVGG
Dimensions: Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Roger Trienens
Reference Number: 1996.358
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Spink & Galerie des Monnaies, Geneva. Sale cat. (February 15-16, 1977), lot 709.
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 709; sold to Roger Trienens, Saratoga Springs, NY; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1996.

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