Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Apollo

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Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Apollo

Roman, minted in RomeLinkedCulture matchlcp-e1eed953bf88

Date
about 42 BCE, issued by P. Clodius
Medium
Silver
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
142684

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the laureate head of the God Apollo, facing to the right; behind him is a lyre. The back (reverse) depicts the Goddes Diana standing, with a bow and quiver over her shoulder, holding a lighted torch in each hand.

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Credit line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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AAT300037334

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