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A work made of silver.

Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Amphitrite

216-203 BCE

Greek, minted in Kroton/Bruttium, Italy

Italy

Obverse: Head of Amphitrite (?) right, in stephane and veil; behind, lotus-tipped sceptre and krater
Reverse: Poseidon standing left, nude, resting on raised knee, right foot on Ionic column, bird on fulmen beside him

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium