Art Institute of Chicago
Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Amphitrite
Greek, minted in Kroton/Bruttium, ItalyLinkedCulture matchlcp-2e605bbcfe38
- Date
- 216-203 BCE
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Italy
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 5735
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
Obverse: Head of Amphitrite (?) right, in stephane and veil; behind, lotus-tipped sceptre and krater Reverse: Poseidon standing left, nude, resting on raised knee, right foot on Ionic column, bird on fulmen beside him
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- Credit line
- Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
- Provenance
- Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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Ancient Greek Silver TetradrachmsThese objects are all tetradrachm coins, a standard ancient Greek silver denomination, depicting various deities and symbols from Greek city-states and territories across the Mediterranean.
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