Helios in a clipeus, detail from a strigillated lenos sarcophagus. White marble, early 3rd century CE. From Tomb D in Via Belluzzo, Rome

503 × 480 Helios in a clipeus, detail from a strigillated lenos sarcophagus. White marble, early 3rd century CE. From Tomb D in Via Belluzzo, Rome

Helios in a clipeus, detail from a strigillated lenos sarcophagus. White marble, early 3rd century CE. From Tomb D in Via Belluzzo, Rome. The equivalent of Helios in Roman mythology was Sol, specifically Sol Invictus.