COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1922.4923
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AIC_.1922.4923
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Greek
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Greek
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Coin Showing the God Zeus
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Coin Showing the God Zeus
Title
false
Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
false
Title:
Reverse: Horseman with victory palm
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Reverse: Horseman with victory palm
Title
false
Title Type:
alternate
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alternate
Title Type
false
View:
obverse
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obverse
View
false
Creation Date:
Late Classical Period, 359-336 B.C.
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Late Classical Period, 359-336 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-359
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-359
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-336
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-336
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Silver tetradrachm
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Silver tetradrachm
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Coin
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Coin
Classification Term
false
Subject Description:
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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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.
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Europe,Greece,Macedonia,Pélla department,Pella
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Europe,Greece,Macedonia,Pélla department,Pella
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
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Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1922.4923
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1922.4923
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
Reverse: ?I_I__OY (Philippou; '[minted by] Philip')
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Reverse: ?I_I__OY (Philippou; '[minted by] Philip')
Inscriptions
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.D12632.TIF
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AIC_.D12632.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false