Art Institute of Chicago
Denarius (Coin) Depicting a Female Head
Roman
- Date
- about 48 BCE
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays a female figure facing right, with long hair flowing down to her shoulders. On the back (reverse), a standing female is shown frontally, wearing a robe and crown. In her right hand she holds a small deer by the antlers. Her left hand holds a spear.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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