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Coin Depicting a Bearded Head

about 300-67 BCE
Bronze

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a bearded headfacing right. The back (reverse) depicts a winged fulmen (thunderbolt).

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