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A work made of silver.

Denarius Serratus (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Juno Sospita

about 79 BCE

Roman

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the Goddess Juno Sospita. On the back (reverse), a griffin, a mythological creature with the head and wings of an eagle and body of a lion, runs to the right.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium