Coin Depicting a Horse and Palm Tree

Description

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a female head, facing left, with a triple drop earring, necklace and wreathed. The back (reverse) of this coin depicts a horse standing to the right, date palm. Pellet to left.

Provenance

Emily Crane Chadbourne (1871- 1964), Paris, London, and Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1940.

Coin Depicting a Horse and Palm Tree

Carthaginian

3rd century BCE

Accession Number

36620

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

Diam.: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)

Classification

coin

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne