Coin Depicting the Goddess Athena

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

306-281 BCE, issued by Lysimachus of Thrace

Greek

On the front of this coin the goddess Athena faces right, wearing a helmet.

On the back a lion is depicted.

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

Artist: Ancient Greek
Title: Coin Depicting the Goddess Athena
Origin: Thrace
Date: 306 BCE–281 BCE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Reverse: ΔI ME ΛYΣΙΜ
Dimensions: Diam. 1.8 cm; 4.58 g
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1205
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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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