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A work made of silver.

Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Bull

about 400 BCE and later

Greek, minted in Parium, Mysia

Ancient Greece

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a bull with its head turned back, walking to the left. On the back (reverse) is the head of a Gorgon, facing forward with a tongue protruding.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium