Gods Represented on the Reverse of Coins

 Roman Name

Description

Symbols

Greek Name
Janus two heads; god of beginnings    
Aesculapius god of medicine and healing holds staff with entwined serpent  
Apollo sun god; god of music and arts;  a lyre Apollo
Bacchus god of wine  wine cup; thyrsus; a panther Dionysus
Ceres goddess of agriculture  ears of corn Demeter
Cybele mother of the gods turreted crown; car drawn by lions  Kybele
Diana moon goddess; of the hunt crescent moon; deer; bow and arrows Artemis
Dioscuri Castor & Pollux Dioskuri
Hercules hero of the ancient world superior physique Herakles
Isis Egyptian goddess sistrum; nursing Horus Isis
Juno consort of Jupiter peacock; patera; sceptre Hera
Jupiter; Jove; Optimus Maximus father of the gods tall bearded man; semi-nude; eagle; thunderbolts Zeus
Luna moon goddess Selene
Mars god of war war armor; full armor Ares
Mercury messenger god winged cap; petasus Hermes
Minerva warlike goddess armor; spear; shield; holding victory; owl Athena
Nemisis avenger of crimes; punisher of wrong-doers caduceus; serpent at her feet  
Neptune god of the sea dolphin; trident Poseidon
Roma embodiment of Rome helmeted in amor  
Serapis Egyptian god raised right hand; showing sceptre; wearing modius  
Sol sun nude; radiate head; globe Helios
Three Graces minor deities; charities 3 nude women  
Venus goddess of love and beauty clothed; apple; sceptre; cupid Aphrodite
Vesta goddess of the family hearth matron holding patera and sceptre Hestia
Vulcan god of iron and fire things associated with blacksmiths Hephaistos