Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Vespasian (70): Artwork and History
Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Vespasian at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Vespasian (70) 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:
The front of this coin portrays the emperor Vespasian, wearing a crown of laurels and facing right. On the back, the goddess of Peace is shown seated and holding a type of staff called a caduceus.
Object facts
- Title: Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Vespasian
- Date: 70
- Artist attribution: Roman
- Place of origin: Roman Empire
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Type: Coin
- Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Reference number: 1923.1270
Collection credit
Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
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