Coin Depicting a Mask of Silenos
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
satyrsilvermythicalcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalmythological figuresancientroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a mask of Silenos surrounded by a dotted border.On the back (reverse), the god Dionysis stands with his left arm raised. A panther or griffinis shown standing beside him.
