Faces of Power
Roman Gold Coins from the Victor Adda Collection
- June 22 2017 - June 9 2018
- Curators: Haim Gitler and Yaniv Schauer
An astounding collection of 75 gold coins never before displayed to the public, bearing the portraits of Roman Emperors and their wives. These coins offer a rare glimpse into the world of the rulers of the Roman Empire, as well as revealing the great artistic skill to reflect a person's character, mostly as means of portraits on coinage over a period of 350 years, from the establishment of the Empire to its acceptance of Christianity as its official religion. The slogans on the coins - the majority of which include words relating to victory, security, and peace - display how little propaganda has changes over thousands of years.
Curators: Dr. Haim Gitler, Yaniv Schauer
Scientific Consultants: Dr. Gil Gambash, Dr. Matti Fischer
Exhibition Design: Studio de Lange – Chanan de Lange, Yulia Lipkin
Graphic Design: Batya Segal
Hebrew Editing: Tami Michaeli
English Translation: Nancy Benovitz
Photography: Elie Posner
Media Production: Niv ben David, 8ND
Virtual Tour: Ardon Bar-Hama, made possible by George Blumenthal, New York
3D Scans: The Computerized Archaeological Laboratory, Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Prof. Leore Grosman, Francesco Valletta, Ortal Harush, Talia Yashuv, Keren Nebenhaus
Coin Replicas: MoonLab Studio
Additional coins in the exhibition: Extended loan from the David and Cindy Sofer Collection, London
The exhibition was made possible by The William Davidson Foundation, Detroit
Galba, Rome, 68/9 CE, Aureus
Faustina the Elder, Rome, after 141 CE, Aureus
Caracalla, Rome, 215 CE, Aureus
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