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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