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A work made of silver.

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Ceres

about 63 BCE

Roman

Roman Empire

The front of this coin depicts the goddess Ceres wearing a crown of grain and facing right. A grain of barley is depicted before her, and a spear of grain is depicted behind her.

On the back, a curule chair is shown between two fasces.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium