Silver Tetradrachm with Ivy-Wreathed Head and Standing Heracles
A silver tetradrachm shown front and back against a gray background. The obverse shows an ivy-wreathed male head in right profile, and the reverse shows a standing figure with a club beside partly legible Greek lettering naming Heracles. The surfaces are worn and slightly uneven.
- Artist
- Ancient Greek
- Date
- after 148 BCE
- Medium
- Silver
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 849 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -148).
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 Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze