Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

26-37

Roman

The front of this coin portrays the Emperor Tiberius facing right and wearing a crown of laurels. He is encircled by the inscription TICAESARDIVI AUGFAUGUSTUS and a partial border of dots.

On the back a seated figure of Tiberius holds a staff in one hand and an olive branch in the other. He is encircled by the inscription PONTIF MAXIM and a partial border of dots.

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

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius
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.: 26 CE–37 CE
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1922.4255
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The Art Institute of Chicago, “New Coins in the Classical Collection,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago vol. 16, no. 4 (September 1922) pp. 50-51.

William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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