Detail View: The AMICA Library: Coin Showing Emperor Caracalla
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1922.4884
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Roman
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Roman Republic and Empire
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Roman
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Title:
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Coin Showing Emperor Caracalla
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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Imperial Period, Severan Dynasty, 204 A.D.
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Creation Start Date:
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204
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Creation End Date:
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204
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Materials and Techniques:
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Gold aureus
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Classification Term:
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Coin
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Subject Description:
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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.
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Creation Place:
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Europe,Italy,Lazio (region),Roma (province),Rome
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Dimensions:
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Diam.: 2 cm (3/4 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1922.4884
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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Inscriptions:
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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')
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Rights:
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Context:
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Roman, minted in Rome. Gold aureus, a gold coin of ancient Rome varying in weight from 1/30 to 1/70 libra.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E28688.TIF
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