Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius (14-37): Artwork and History
Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius (14-37) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Roman.
The work and its context
The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:
Livia, the wife of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) and the mother of Tiberius, was not portrayed or named on any coins minted by her husband or by her son, though she is thought to appear here in the role of Pax ("Peace"). Soon, however, the women of the imperial families would become as prominent on coinage as they were in the imperial court.
Object facts
- Title: Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius
- Date: 14-37
- Artist attribution: Roman
- Place of origin: Roman Empire
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Type: Coin
- Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Reference number: 1923.1267
Collection credit
Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
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