Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche
Ancient Greek
-200–-1
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Greekcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzecopper alloygoddessesancientmetal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a turreted head of the goddess Tyche, facing right. On the back (reverse) is a statue of Aphrodite Stratonikis standing, facing forward and holding Nike in her extended left arm that on a column. She holds a sceptre in her right hand.
