Coin Depicting the God Apollo

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Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

261-246 BCE

Greek

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the God Apollo. On the back (reverse), a tripod appears with an anchor below.

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

Artist: Ancient Greek
Title: Coin Depicting the God Apollo
Place: Ancient Greece (Minted in)
Date: 261 BCE–246 BCE
Medium: Copper
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [A]NTIOXOY
Dimensions: Diam.: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of William F. Dunham
Reference Number: 1920.3033
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William F. Dunham (1857-1936), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1920.

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