Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Salus (49 BCE): Artwork and History
Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Salus at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Salus (49 BCE) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Roman, minted in Rome.
The work and its context
The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of Salus, goddess of health and welfare, laureate and facing to the right. On the back (reverse), the goddess of health and hygiene, Valetudo, stands looking to the left, leaning on a column and feeding a serpent from her right hand.
Object facts
- Title: Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Salus
- Date: 49 BCE
- Artist attribution: Roman, minted in Rome
- Place of origin: Acilia
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Type: Coin
- Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Reference number: 1923.1233
Collection credit
Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
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