Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Depicting the Goddess Athena
Greek; minted in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
- Date
- 345-317 BCE
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Syracuse
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of goddess Athena, facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet (no crest); a snakey lock of hair falls behind. The back (reverse) depicts two dolphins arched inwards, nose to nose; between them sits an 8-rayed star with center pellet, tips attached with curved lines.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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