Coin Portraying Emperor Magnentius
Ancient Roman
350–353
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
- Genre
- Coins
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
portraitcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzecopper alloyroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Magnetius.The back (reverse) bears a symbol known as a christogram.
