Two views of a small, worn green bronze coin on a gray background, showing faint figures and lettering around beaded rims.

Coin Depicting the Hero Hercules

Two sides of a small, worn bronze coin with green patina, photographed against a plain gray background. The left side shows a figure within a beaded rim and faint inscription, and the right side shows a standing figure near worn lettering. Surface detail is largely eroded.

Artist: Ancient Roman
Date: 138-192
Medium: Bronze
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 849 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 192).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of William F. Dunham

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