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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting the Goddess Athena

345-317 BCE

Greek; minted in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Syracuse

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of goddess Athena, facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet (no crest); a snakey lock of hair falls behind. The back (reverse) depicts two dolphins arched inwards, nose to nose; between them sits an 8-rayed star with center pellet, tips attached with curved lines.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium