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 (obverse) of this coin depicts the goddess Ceres, facing right. She wears drop earings and a crown of wheat, with her hair rolled on the sides. On the back (reverse), two oxen face left while a figure standing behind them raises a whip to drive them forward.
