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Coin Depicting a Boar

about 190 BCE
Bronze

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the forepart of a winged boar. On the back (reverse) is an incuse square in four quarters.

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