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Coin Depicting a Female Head by Ancient Greek — VisualArtsDB

Coin Depicting a Female Head

Coin Depicting a Female Head

-223–-187

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Genre: coin
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Greekelephantsfemalecoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzecopper alloyancientmetal

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a female head while the back (reverse) shows an elephant.

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