Solidus (Coin) of Tiberius II Constantinus
578–582
- Medium
- Gold
- Classification
- Coin
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Credit line
- Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts two busts, facing front. The head on the left has a long beard. On the back (reverse), two busts, facing front, are shown. Between them is a cross on two steps.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
