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.

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

Rights

© Trustees of the British Museum

Citation

“Coins of Augustus and Gallienus compared,” Hallie Ford Museum of Art Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://library.willamette.edu/hfma/omeka/items/show/26.