Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Bull

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Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Bull

Greek, minted in Parium, MysiaLinkedCulture matchlcp-c3b924f30cbb

Date
about 400 BCE and later
Medium
Silver
Culture
Ancient Greece
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
142731

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a bull with its head turned back, walking to the left. On the back (reverse) is the head of a Gorgon, facing forward with a tongue protruding.

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Credit line
Gift of William F. Dunham
Provenance
William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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