Curator

  • Art Institute Chicago
  • Harvard art museum
  • My Exhibition
A work made of bronze.

Coin Portraying Emperor Aurelian

270-275

Roman

Roman Empire

On the front (obverse) of this coin, the emperor Aurelian is shown facing right and wearing a crown.

On the back (reverse), the figure of a genius stands facing left, holding a patera and a cornucopia.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium