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A work made of silver.

Denarius Serratus (Coin) Depicting the God Saturn

106 BCE

Roman, minted in Rome

Italy

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.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium