Coin Depicting the Goddess Athena

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

345-317 BCE

Greek; minted in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of goddess Athena, facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet (no crest); a snakey lock of hair falls behind. The back (reverse) depicts two dolphins arched inwards, nose to nose; between them sits an 8-rayed star with center pellet, tips attached with curved lines.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Coin Depicting the Goddess Athena
Origin: Syracuse
Date: Struck 345 BCE–317 BCE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obverse: [ΣΥ]ΡΑ
Dimensions: Diam. 2.9 cm; 30.04 g
Credit Line: Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
Reference Number: 1940.8
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Emily Crane Chadbourne (1871- 1964), Paris, London, and Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1940.

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