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Two silver Greek coins: left, a laureled male profile in lion-skin; right, a seated figure with staff and eagle.

Tetradrachm Depicting the Hero Herakles

Two silver coin faces are shown on a gray background. The left face shows a laureled male head in profile wearing a lion-skin headdress, while the right shows a seated figure holding a staff and an eagle, with an inscription around the edge.

Artist
Ancient Greek
Date
336-323 BCE
Medium
Silver
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 886 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -323).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of William F. Dunham