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Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Roma

110-109 BCE
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

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.

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