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Pentokion (Coin) Depicting the God Zeus by Ancient Greek — VisualArtsDB

Pentokion (Coin) Depicting the God Zeus

Pentokion (Coin) Depicting the God Zeus

-210–-1

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.6 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Genre: coin
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Greekzeuscoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzestruckcopper alloyancientmetal

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The front of this coin depicts the god Zeus. On the back a warrior is shown nude, holding a weapon.

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