Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Bull

Art Institute of Chicago

Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Bull

Greek, minted in Parium, Mysia

Date
about 400 BCE and later
Medium
Silver
Culture
Ancient Greece
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a bull with its head turned back, walking to the left. On the back (reverse) is the head of a Gorgon, facing forward with a tongue protruding.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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