Coin Portraying King Hieron II

Art Institute of Chicago

Coin Portraying King Hieron II

Greek

Date
274-216 BCE (Reign of Heiron II)
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Syracuse
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin portrays King Hieron of Syracuse. On the back a man, wearing armor, is shown riding horseback.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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