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Coin Depicting the God Zeus (?)

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Date: about 400 BCE or earlier
Medium: Bronze
Culture: Greece
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 9833

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The front of this coin depicts the god Zeus facing left. On the back, a warrior stands, holding a shallow dish called a patera.

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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.