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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting the God Apollo

2nd century BCE

Greek; Smyrna, Ionia (now Izmir, Turkey)

Smyrna

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the laureate head of the god Apollo, facing right. On the back (reverse) the poet Homer is seated, facing left.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium