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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Lucius Aelius Caesar

137
Gold

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front of this coin portrays Lucius Aelius Caesar facing right. On the back the figure of Concord is shown seated, holding a shallow dish called a patera in her right hand as her left elbow rests on a cornucopia.

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