Detail View: The AMICA Library: Reverse: Consul Marcellus consecrating trophy
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1922.4846a
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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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 Consul Marcellus
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Title:
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Reverse: Consul Marcellus consecrating trophy
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Title Type:
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alternate
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View:
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Verso
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Creation Date:
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Roman Republic, 50 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-50
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Creation End Date:
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-50
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Materials and Techniques:
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Silver denaris
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Classification Term:
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Coin
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Subject Description:
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Roman republican law and custom forbade the representation of any living person on its coinage, although one's name could appear, as on this obverse. Therefore Marcellinus incorporated his famous ancestor's portrait and accomplishments on his coin. Marcus Claudius Macellus conquored the Gaul Viridomarus in 222 B.C. and was five times elected consul.
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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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Diameter: 1.9 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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1922.4846a
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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: MARCELLINUS and triskelesReverse: MARCELLUS/COS QVINQ'Marcellus, consul for fifth time'
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.D12726.TIF
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