As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius
Ancient Roman
308–310
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.4 cm (1 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
silverportraitcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalgreco-roman (egyptian)metal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays a laureate head of Emperor Licinius, facing right. On the back (reverse), Genius stands, facing left, holding a patera (dish) in her right hand and a cornucopiae in her left. She wears a modius (hat). Licinius I was emperor from 308-324.
