Obol (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

Art Institute of Chicago

Obol (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena

Greek

Date
334 (or earlier)-302 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Taranto
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin depicts the goddess Athena, facing right. On the back, the mythical hero Herakles is shown strangling the Nemean lion.

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