Denarius (Coin) Portraying King Philip II

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

244-247

Roman

The front of this coin portrays the Emperor Philip II, facing right and wearing a crown.

On the back the figure of Loyalty is shown standing and holding two standards.

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

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Denarius (Coin) Portraying King Philip II
Place: Rome (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.: 244 CE–247 CE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP MIVL PHILIPPVS AVG Reverse: FIDES MILIT "Loyalty of the Army"
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1922.4897
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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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