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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting the Amazon Smyrna

175-200

Roman; Smyrna, Ionia (now Izmir, Turkey)

Smyrna

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a draped bust of the Amazon Smyrna, facing left, with a bipennis (double axe) over her shoulder. On the back (reverse), is a ship prow facing to the right.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium