Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Boeotian Shield

Art Institute of Chicago

Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Boeotian Shield

Greek; Thebes, Boeotia

Date
about 338-315 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Thívai
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a Boeotian shield. The back (reverse) depicts a kantharos (wine cup) with a thunderbolt above.

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