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Coin Depicting the God Zeus Ammon

Greek; Cyrenaicia, North AfricaLinkedCulture matchlcp-ba06d77374c9

Date: 247-221 BCE
Medium: Bronze
Culture: Shahhat
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 9830

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On the front of this coin the god Zeus is showned in his horned form, known as Zeus Ammon. On the back a sulphium plant is depicted.

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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.