Trias (Coin) Depicting the God Gelas
Ancient Greek
-500–-400
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Greekcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzestruckcopper alloymythological figuresancientmetal
About
The front of this coin depicts Gelos, the god of laughter. The back depicts a bull with a human face.
