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Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma

189-180 BCE

Roman

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the goddess Roma, facing right and wearing a winged helmet.
On the back (reverse), the mythical twins Castor and Pollux, better known as the Dioscuri, are depicted on horseback galloping right.

The denarius, introduced in 211 BCE, was the principal silver coin of Rome for five hundred years. The profile
head of the goddess Roma—the personification of Rome—was the most popular image depicted on silver denarii in the second and first centuries BCE.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium