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A work made of silver.

Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Chimera

400-300 BCE

Greek; minted in Sikyon

Ancient Greece

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a mythical creature called a Chimera, running to the left. The back (reverse) shows a dove flying to the left.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium