Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

238-244 (?)

Roman; probably minted in Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a bust of the goddess Tyche, facing right. On the back (reverse), is perhaps the god Bacchus (Greek Dionysos), standing and holding a ship rudder in his right hand.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche
Origin: Roman Empire
Date: 238 CE–244 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obverse: MAΓN HCIA (?) Reverse: MAΓNH TΩN (?)
Dimensions: Diam. 1.9 cm; 3.57 g
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.2927
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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