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Coin Depicting Draped Bust of the Roman Senate

193-211
Bronze

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front (obverse) of this coin depicted a draped bust of the Roman Senate while the back (reverse) depicts the god Asklepios facing his daughter, the goddess Hygeia.

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