Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Elagabalus

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

218-222

Roman

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Elagabalus, laureate, and facing to the right. The back (reverse), depicts the goddess Roma seated left holding Victory and a sceptre, with a shield behind.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Elagabalus
Place: Rome (Minted in)
Date: 218 CE–222 CE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG "Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus" Reverse: PONTIF MAX TR P
Dimensions: Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1922.4888
IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.: https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/5678/manifest.json

Karen B. Alexander, “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Karen Manchester, Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), p. 29.

Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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