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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting the Goddess Kybele

2nd-1st century BCE

Greek; Smyrna, Ionia (now Izmir, Turkey)

Smyrna

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the goddess Kybele, facing to the right. On the back (reverse), the goddess Aphrodite Stratonikis is depicting, standing right.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium