Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles
A bronze coin shown in two views: on the obverse, a bearded head of Herakles wearing a lion-skin headdress faces right; on the reverse, a quiver and Greek lettering appear around the edge. The worn green-brown surface and small round format are typical of ancient Greek bronze coinage.
- Artist
- Ancient Greek
- Date
- 4th century BCE and later
- Medium
- Bronze
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 900 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -301).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of William F. Dunham