Denarius (Coin) Portraying Empress Faustina the Elder
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.8 cm (3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Coins
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
silvercoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalportraitsancientroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front of this coin portrays the empress Faustina, facing right. On the back, the goddess Ceres is depicted veiled and holding an ear of corn.
