Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Minerva

Art Institute of Chicago

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Minerva

Roman

Date
100 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin depicts the goddess Minerva, facing left and wearing a Corinthian style helmet. On the back, the goddess Victory rides in a chariot. She holds a palm branch in her left hand, while the right reins in the rearing horses.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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