Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Depicting Two Calves Heads
Greek; Lesbos, Aeolis
- Date
- 550-440 BCE
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Sámos
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts two calves heads facing each other. The back (reverse) depicts an incuse square quartered diagonally.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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