Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gallienus (253-268): Artwork and History
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gallienus at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gallienus (253-268) 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 (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Gallienus, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels. On the back (reverse), an eagle is depicted holding a wreath in its beak.
Object facts
- Title: Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gallienus
- Date: 253-268
- Artist attribution: Roman
- Place of origin: Roman Empire
- Medium: Billon
- Dimensions: Diam.: 2.4 cm (1 in.)
- Type: Coin
- Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Reference number: 1923.1385
Collection credit
Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
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