Stater Coin Depicting the Nymph Parthenope

Art Institute of Chicago

Stater Coin Depicting the Nymph Parthenope

Greek, minted in Neapolis (now Naples), Campania, Italy

Date
325-241 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Naples
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin depicts the head of the nymph Pathenope, facing right. On the back a bull with a man's head is shown with the goddess Nike above.

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