About this artwork
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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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium
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Culture
- Ancient Roman
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Title
- Coin Depicting the Goddess Roma
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Origin
- Italy
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Date
- 77 BCE
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Medium
- Silver
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Inscriptions
- Obverse: LXXXXV ROMA Reverse: SATRIE NVS
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Dimensions
- Diam. 1.7 cm; 3.78 g
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Credit Line
- Gift of William F. Dunham
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Reference Number
- 1922.4258
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/4440/manifest.json
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