Stater (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Terrina

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

375-356 BCE

Greek, minted in Terina, Bruttium, Italy

Obverse: Head of a nymph to right
Reverse: Nike seated on small column, holding a bird in hand

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

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Stater (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Terrina
Place: Sant'Eufemia Vecchia di Lamezia Terme (Minted in)
Date: 375 BCE–356 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Obverse: ΤΕΡΙ[ΝΑΙΟΝ] "Terina"
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.1 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1922.4911
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Karen B. Alexander, “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Karen Manchester, Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), p. 29.

Art Institute of Chicago, Ancient Art Galleries, Gallery 155, April 20, 1994 - February 6, 2012.

Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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