Art Institute of Chicago
Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Hero Herakles
Greek
- Date
- about 300-200 BCE
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Greece
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front of this coin depicts the head of the hero Herakles, facing right. The back bears an as-yet untranslated inscription.
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