Stater (Coin) Depicting a Satyr and Nymph

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

500-463 BCE

Greek, minted in Thasos, Thrace

The front of this coin depicts a satyr and a nymph.

The back features a square-shaped design.

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Culture: Ancient Greek
Title: Stater (Coin) Depicting a Satyr and Nymph
Origin: Thásos
Date: 500 BCE–463 BCE
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diam. 2.1 cm; 9.23 g
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1176

Art Institute of Chicago, Ancient Art Galleries, Gallery 155, 1994 - February 22, 2004 and May 16, 2004 - February 2012.
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Centaur’s Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art, February 22 –May 16, 2004.

Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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