Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma (?)
Ancient Roman
-117–-116
- 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 denarius, introduced in 211 BCE, was the principal silver coin of Rome for five hundred years. The profilehead of the goddess Roma—the personification of Rome—was the most popular image depicted on silver denarii in the second and first centuries BCE.
