167 (December)/168 (December), issued by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
Artist:
Roman; minted in Rome
About this artwork
Obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, right, draped at left shoulder; laureate and bearded Inscribed: M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX (M[arcus Aurelius] Antoninus was not only Aug[ustus] but also Arm[eniacus] Parth[icus] Max[imus]—the great victor of Armenia and Parthia.)
Reverse: Victory walks left, wreath in right, palm branch in left Inscribed: TR P XXII IMP IIII COS III
Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX
Rev: TRP XXII IMP IIII COS III
Dimensions
Diam. 2 cm; 7.26 g
Credit Line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number
1922.4298
Extended information about this artwork
Theresa Gross-Diaz, “Cat. 58 Aureus Portraying Septimius Severus: Curatorial Entry,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016), para 3, fig. 58.3.
Theresa Gross-Diaz, “Cat. 23 Aureus Portraying Marcus Aurelius: Curatorial Entry,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016).
Rachel C. Sabino, “Cat. 23 Aureus Portraying Marcus Aurelius: Technical Report,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016).
Elizabeth Hahn Benge, “From Aegina to Andronicus: A Survey of Coinage at the Art Institute of Chicago,” Historia mundi: Le medaglie raccontano la storia, l’arte, la cultura dell’uomo 5 (January, 2016), pp. 212, 213, fig. 14.
Karen B. Alexander, “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago, ed. Karen Manchester (Art Institute of Chicago, 2012), pp. 28; 90–91, cat. 20E (ill.), fig. 20.1; 113.
Art Institute of Chicago, “Exhibition Schedule,” Art Institute of Chicago News and Events (September–October, 2004), p. 6 (ill.).
D. B., “New Coins in the Classical Collection,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, 16, 4 (September, 1922), pp. 50-51.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Recent Acquisitions: Collection of Classical Coins, Summer 1922.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Ruling Families: Imperial Dynasties of the Early Roman Empire 31 B.C.-A.D. 235, Gallery 155, November 1997-November 2001.
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.
