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Coin Depicting Herakles by Ancient Greek — VisualArtsDB

Coin Depicting Herakles

Coin Depicting Herakles

-220–-178

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

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Greekcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzestruckcopper alloyancientHeraclesmetal

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The front of this coin depicts the hero Herakles, the back depicts a horseman.

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