Coin Depicting the Nymph Parthenope
Ancient Roman
-450–-300
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
silvercoinancient artmythological figuresancientroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin shows the head of the nymph Parthenope, facing to the right, with a wide head band and hair tucked up. The back (reverse) depicts a man-headed bull walking to the right, crowned by goddess Nike flying overhead.
