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

Coin Depicting the God Zeus (?)

Coin Depicting the God Zeus (?)

-405–-395

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 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 facing left. On the back, a warrior stands, holding a shallow dish called a patera.

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