Coin Depicting the God Zeus Ammon

Art Institute of Chicago

Coin Depicting the God Zeus Ammon

Greek; Cyrenaicia, North Africa

Date
247-221 BCE
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Shahhat
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

On the front of this coin the god Zeus is showned in his horned form, known as Zeus Ammon. On the back a sulphium plant is depicted.

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