Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Persephone

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Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Persephone

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Date
310-305 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
141564

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of goddess Persephone (Kara) facing right with a corn wreath; a pendant earring and the inscription KOPΑΣ at Ieft (very worn). There is a dotted border. The back (reverse) depicts the goddess Nike, draped from waist down, her wings spread behind; she raises her head and left arm to place a veil on a trophy (post with armor breastplate, helmet, and shield with greaves below). She holds a hammer downwards in her lowered right hand.

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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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  • Representative object from the topic Ancient Greek Silver Tetradrachms
    Ancient Greek Silver Tetradrachms

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