Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Ceres

Art Institute of Chicago

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Ceres

Roman

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

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the goddess Ceres, facing right. She wears drop earings and a crown of wheat, with her hair rolled on the sides. On the back (reverse), two oxen face left while a figure standing behind them raises a whip to drive them forward.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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