Denarius Serratus (Coin) Depicting the God Saturn
Ancient Roman
-106
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.8 cm (3/4 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Chariotsrepublic periodsilvercoingods (deities)inorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalstruckancientroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front of this coin depicts the head of the god Saturn, facing left. On the back, the god Jupiter is shown nude and riding in a four-horse chariot called a quadriga.
