Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Mars

Art Institute of Chicago

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Mars

Roman, minted in Rome

Date
103 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Italy
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the god Mars facing to the left and wearing a helmet ornamented by horsehair and plumes. The back (reverse) depicts two warriors fighting; a Roman legionary and barbarian with headress with horns and shield; between them, a Roman warrior has fallen. The name of the moneyer is recorded in the reverse inscription: Q. Minucius Thermus M. f.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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