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A work made of silver.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting a Biga of Mules

476-396 BCE

Greek; Messina, Sicily

Messina

The front of this coin depicts the figure of Victory in a type of chariot, called a biga, which is being pulled by mules.

On the back a hare runs to the right.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium