Description
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of goddess Athena, facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet (no crest); a snakey lock of hair falls behind. The back (reverse) depicts two dolphins arched inwards, nose to nose; between them sits an 8-rayed star with center pellet, tips attached with curved lines.
Provenance
Emily Crane Chadbourne (1871- 1964), Paris, London, and Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1940.
Accession Number
36618
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Classification
coin
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne