Coins of Augustus and Gallienus compared
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Title
Coins of Augustus and Gallienus compared
Description
Top: Lugdunum, Roman Empire, Silver denarius.(obverse) Head of Augustus, bare, right.
(reverse) Capricorn right, holding globe. ca. 12BCE
Bottom: Eastern Roman Empire, Silver radiate.(obverse) Bust, radiate, draped and cuirassed.
(reverse) Personification of the Orient giving victor's wreath to emperor. ca. 255-256 CE.
(reverse) Capricorn right, holding globe. ca. 12BCE
Bottom: Eastern Roman Empire, Silver radiate.(obverse) Bust, radiate, draped and cuirassed.
(reverse) Personification of the Orient giving victor's wreath to emperor. ca. 255-256 CE.
Source
British Musuem
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1213816&partId=1&searchText=coin,+augustus&images=true&page=1
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1152898&partId=1&searchText=coin,+gallienus&images=true&page=2
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1213816&partId=1&searchText=coin,+augustus&images=true&page=1
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1152898&partId=1&searchText=coin,+gallienus&images=true&page=2
Rights
© Trustees of the British Museum
Citation
“Coins of Augustus and Gallienus compared,” Hallie Ford Museum of Art Exhibits, accessed December 26, 2024, https://library.willamette.edu/hfma/omeka/items/show/26.