Denarius (Coin) Depicting Scipio Africanus (112-111 BCE): Artwork and History
Denarius (Coin) Depicting Scipio Africanus at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Denarius (Coin) Depicting Scipio Africanus (112-111 BCE) 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 Scipio Africanus (the elder), with a trident preserved at left. On the back the god Jupiter stands between between the goddesses Juno and Pallas. Below them is preserved the inscription ROMA with an eagle.
Object facts
- Title: Denarius (Coin) Depicting Scipio Africanus
- Date: 112-111 BCE
- Artist attribution: Roman
- Place of origin: Roman Empire
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Type: Coin
- Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Reference number: 1922.4847a
Collection credit
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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