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Didrachm (Coin) Depicting the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux)

A work made of silver.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of silver.

Date:

225-214 BCE, issued by the Roman Republic

Artist:

Roman, possibly minted in Rome

About this artwork

The front of this coin depicts a Janiform head of the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux), wearing crowns of laurels and surrounded by a decorative border of dots.

On the back the god Jupiter wields a thunderbolt while riding in a four horse chariot, called a quadriga, which is driven by the figure of Victory. Beneath them, ROMA is inscribed in a rectangle.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Roman

Title

Didrachm (Coin) Depicting the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux)

Place

Capua (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

225 BCE–214 BCE

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

Reverse: ROMA

Dimensions

Diam.: 2.3 cm (15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze

Reference Number

1923.1241

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