Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles
Ancient Greek
-277–-239
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.8 cm (3/4 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Greekcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzecopper alloyancientHeraclesmetal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the hero Herakles (Roman Hercules). The back (reverse) shows a young equestrian.
