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Aureus with obverse portrait of Maxentius

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Title

Aureus with obverse portrait of Maxentius

Subject

Maxentius, Marcus Aurelius Valerius, Emperor of Rome, 312

Description

The aureus (pl. aurei "golden") was a gold coin of ancient Rome valued at 25 silver denarii.

Creator

Source

Kleiner, Fred S

A History of Roman Art, enhanced ed., Boston: Wadsworth, 2010 (9780495909873)

Publisher

Department of Visual Studies

University at Buffalo

Date

Contributor

Rights

Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research and teaching.

Type

Identifier

VS4480119

vw-20110131-20

Date Created

Date Modified

Is Part Of

Media Resource Center

Visual Resources Collection

Extent

Medium

Spatial Coverage

Private Collection

Temporal Coverage

Imperial (Roman)

Audience

Collection

Visual Resources Collection (UB Only)

Tags

ancient and classical art, metals

Citation

Unknown artist, “Aureus with obverse portrait of Maxentius,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 5, 2021, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/29782.