Trias (Coin) Depicting the God Gelas

Art Institute of Chicago

Trias (Coin) Depicting the God Gelas

Greek, minted in Gela, Sicily

Date
late 5th century BCE
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Gela
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin depicts Gelos, the god of laughter. The back depicts a bull with a human face.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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