Coin Portraying Emperor Gratian

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

367-375

Roman, minted in Trier

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Gratian.
On the back (reverse) the goddess Roma is depicted seated, holding a spear.

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

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: 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.: 367 CE–375 CE
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.6 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Roger Trienens
Reference Number: 1996.359
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C.O.I.N. Sale cat. (June 9, 1978), lot 1923.
Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report: 1995-96 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1996), p. 10.

C.O.I.N. Los Angeles Sale June 9, 1978, lot 1923; sold to Roger Trienens, Saratoga Springs, NY; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1996.

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