Denarius of Roma

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Title

Denarius of Roma

Subject

money; coins (money)

Description

The obverse side of the coin features a personification of the city and empire of Roma wearing a helmet. On the reverse side of the coin, Roma appears again sitting on a pile of shields and accompanied by the legendary she-wolf is suckling Romulus and Remus in and surrounded by Birds. The she-wolf refers to the legendary founding of the city of Rome. Combined with Roma in her military garb, this is a powerful reference to the importance and ongoing conquest by the Roman empire.

Creator

Anonymous

Source

Sydenham 530; Crawford 287/1

Publisher

ARTH250 (Professor V. Rousseau, Fall 2020)

Date

114 BCE

Contributor

JRP, VR, SH

Rights

University Art Collection, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)

Relation

[no text]

Format

Silver (metal)

Language

Latin

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

2012.02.172

Coverage

Roman Republic