Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Ceres
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
silvercoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalgoddessesancientroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front of this coin depicts the goddess Ceres wearing a crown of grain and facing right. A grain of barley is depicted before her, and a spear of grain is depicted behind her. On the back, a curule chair is shown between two fasces.
