COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1922.4884
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Roman
Creator Dates/Places:
Roman Republic and Empire
Creator Name-CRT:
Roman
Title:
Coin Showing Emperor Caracalla
Title Type:
preferred
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
Imperial Period, Severan Dynasty, 204 A.D.
Creation Start Date:
204
Creation End Date:
204
Materials and Techniques:
Gold aureus
Classification Term:
Coin
Subject Description:
This coin showing the 16 year old prince was issued by his father, Emperor Septimius Severus. The inscription details the honor (Pontifex - 'priest') and powers (Tribunitian) that the emperor had granted to his son six years earlier. The reverse image shows a winged Victory offering a wreath and palm frond to celebrate the emperor's 'Great Parthian Victory', spelled out in the inscription.
Creation Place:
Europe,Italy,Lazio (region),Roma (province),Rome
Dimensions:
Diam.: 2 cm (3/4 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1922.4884
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Inscriptions:
Obverse around: ANTO.N.P.AVG.PON TR P VII (Anton[inus] P[ius] Aug[ustus] Pon[tifes] Tr[ibunitia] P[otestas} VII: 'Antoninus Pius Augustus, Priest [or Pontif], holding Tribunican Power for Seventh Time')Reverse around: VICT PART MAX (Vict[oria] Part[hica]Max[ima]; 'Great Parthian Victory')
Context:
Roman, minted in Rome. Gold aureus, a gold coin of ancient Rome varying in weight from 1/30 to 1/70 libra.
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E28688.TIF
