Coin Depicting Silphium Plant

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Coin Depicting Silphium Plant

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Date
480-435 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Al Marj
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
9685

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The front of this coin depicts a Silphium plant. On the back the bearded god Zeus Ammon faces right.

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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.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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