Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma

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Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma

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Date
189-180 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141586

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the goddess Roma, facing right and wearing a winged helmet. On the back (reverse), the mythical twins Castor and Pollux, better known as the Dioscuri, are depicted on horseback galloping right. The denarius, introduced in 211 BCE, was the principal silver coin of Rome for five hundred years. The profile head of the goddess Roma—the personification of Rome—was the most popular image depicted on silver denarii in the second and first centuries BCE.

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Credit line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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AAT300037334

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