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A work made of silver.

Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Female Head

146-27 BCE

Greek

Greece

The front (obverse) of this coin shows a female head, facing to the right and wearing a veil. On the back (reverse), a lyre is depicted within a wreath.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium