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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting the Goddess Kybele

2nd century BCE

Greek; Smyrna, Ionia (now Izmir, Turkey)

Smyrna

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of the goddess Kybele, facing right. On the back (reverse), the goddess Aphrodite Stratonikis is depicted standing and facing right, holding a small figure of the goddess Nike.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium