Art Institute of Chicago
Denarius (Coin) Depicting a Helmeted Head of Attis
Roman; Volteia
- Date
- about 78 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 deity Attis, wearing a helmet with laurel wreath, facing to the right. On the back (reverse), his mother Cybele rides in a chariot drawn by two lions, moving to the right.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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