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Coin Depicting the Goddess Roma

77 BCE
Silver

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front of this coin is the head of the goddess Roma (personification of the city of ancient Rome) facing right. On the back is a she-wolf with ROMA inscribed above.

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