Denarius (Coin) Depicting Scipio Africanus
Ancient Roman · 112-111 BCE
Provenance
Ownership history
- Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Literature
Published references
- Karen B. Alexander, "From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago," in Karen Manchester, Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), p. 29.
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