About this artwork
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a quadriga (four-horse chariot) driven by a charioteer (who is very obscure). Nike flies above to right crowing horses. The back (reverse) depicts th forepart of a manheaded bull with mustache, beard, and horns and a bulls ear, swimming to the right.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium
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Culture
- Ancient Greek
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Title
- Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting Quadriga and Charioteer
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Place
- Greece (Minted in)
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Date
- 460 BCE–430 BCE
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Medium
- Silver
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Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.7 cm (1 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of William F. Dunham
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Reference Number
- 1920.703
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/139860/manifest.json