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Denarius (Coin) Depicting a Helmeted Head of Attis

about 78 BCE
Silver

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the deity Attis, wearing a helmet with laurel wreath, facing to the right. On the back (reverse), his mother Cybele rides in a chariot drawn by two lions, moving to the right.

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