Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma

Art Institute of Chicago

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma

Roman, minted in Rome

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

The front of this coin depicts the goddess Roma, facing right. On the back, the mythological twins known as the Dioscuri are shown on horseback.

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