Denarius (Coin) Portraying Empress Faustina the Elder

Art Institute of Chicago

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Empress Faustina the Elder

Roman

Date
141
Medium
Silver
Culture
Milan
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin portrays the empress Faustina, facing right. On the back, the goddess Ceres is depicted veiled and holding an ear of corn.

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