Coin Depicting the God Zeus and Consort (?)

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

about 137-127 BCE

Phoenician

The front (obverse) of this coin shows two heads in profile, one is the God Zeus while the other is unidentified.

On the back (reverse) the prow of a ship is shown sailing left.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Title: Coin Depicting the God Zeus and Consort (?)
Place: Ancient Mediterranean (Object Possibly made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 137 BCE–127 BCE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.6 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1433
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Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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