Coin Depicting Bust
Ancient Roman
257–260
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.1 cm (7/8 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
portraitcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzecopper alloyancientroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a laureate bust facing to the right. On the back (reverse), the goddess Tyche stands facing to the left, holding a statue of Artemis in her right hand and cradling a cornucopia in her left.
