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Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles by Ancient Greek — VisualArtsDB

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Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles

Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles

Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles

-200–-1

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.3 cm (9/16 in.)
Genre: Coins
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Greekcoingods (deities)inorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzecopper alloyancientHeraclesmetal

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the hero Herakles while the back (reverse) shows the forepart of a running stag.

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