Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Mars

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Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Mars

Roman, minted in RomeLinkedCulture matchlcp-e1eed953bf88

Date
103 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Italy
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
142610

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the god Mars facing to the left and wearing a helmet ornamented by horsehair and plumes. The back (reverse) depicts two warriors fighting; a Roman legionary and barbarian with headress with horns and shield; between them, a Roman warrior has fallen. The name of the moneyer is recorded in the reverse inscription: Q. Minucius Thermus M. f.

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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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