Denarius Serratus (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Juno Sospita

Art Institute of Chicago

Denarius Serratus (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Juno Sospita

Roman

Date
about 79 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 Juno Sospita. On the back (reverse), a griffin, a mythological creature with the head and wings of an eagle and body of a lion, runs to the right.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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