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Stater (Coin) Depicting a Sea Turtle by Ancient Greek — VisualArtsDB

Stater (Coin) Depicting a Sea Turtle

Stater (Coin) Depicting a Sea Turtle

-600–-550

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Genre: coin
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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archaic (greek)

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archaic (greek)Greekturtlesilvercoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalancientmetal

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The front of this coin depicts a sea turtle. On the back is a geometric design of a square divided into 5 triangles

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