Ancient Roman · 158-149 BCE
Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting a Macedonian Shield with the Goddess Artemis
Ancient Roman
Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting a Macedonian Shield with the Goddess Artemis
158-149 BCE
A Roman silver tetradrachm of the late Republic depicting a Macedonian shield on the obverse and the goddess Artemis on the reverse. Such coins document the Roman Empire's assimilation of earlier Hellenistic imagery. Silver, Art Institute of Chicago ancient coin collection.
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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago