Tetradrachm Coin Depicting the Hero Herakles
A silver coin shown in obverse and reverse views. The obverse shows a bearded-free profile head of a youthful man wearing a lion-skin headdress, with curled hair. The reverse shows a seated enthroned figure holding a staff, with a small inscription curving around the edge.
- Artist
- Ancient Greek
- Date
- 336-323 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 -323).
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