Denarius (Coin) Portraying Octavian
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
republic periodsilvercoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalstruckportraitsancientroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Octavian, bearded and facing to the right. On the back (reverse), priestly instruments including an augur's wand, jug, and aspergillum are depicted.
