AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1922.4923
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Greek
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Title:
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Coin Showing the God Zeus
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Title:
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Reverse: Horseman with victory palm
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Title Type:
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alternate
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View:
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reverse
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Creation Date:
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Late Classical Period, 359-336 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-359
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Creation End Date:
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-336
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Materials and Techniques:
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Silver tetradrachm
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Classification Term:
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Coin
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Subject Description:
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The head of Zeus on the obverse referred to Philip's claim that his family descended from the god. On the reverse Philip commemorated his victory in the horse races of the Olympic Games.
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Creation Place:
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Europe,Greece,Macedonia,PĂ©lla department,Pella
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1922.4923
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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Inscriptions:
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Reverse: ?I_I__OY (Philippou; '[minted by] Philip')
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.D12631.TIF
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