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Coin Depicting the God Zeus and Consort (?)

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Date: about 137-127 BCE
Medium: Bronze
Culture: Ancient Mediterranean
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 10417

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The front (obverse) of this coin shows two heads in profile, one is the God Zeus while the other is unidentified. On the back (reverse) the prow of a ship is shown sailing left.

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Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Provenance: Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.