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Coin Depicting the God Eros by Ancient Greek — VisualArtsDB

Coin Depicting the God Eros

Coin Depicting the God Eros

-138–-129

Medium: Copper
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.8 cm (3/4 in.)
Genre: coin
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Greekcoppercoingods (deities)inorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalancientmetal

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the God Eros. On the back (reverse), the headdress of the goddess Isis is shown.

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