Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Amphitrite (216-203 BCE): Artwork and History
Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Amphitrite at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Amphitrite (216-203 BCE) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Greek, minted in Kroton/Bruttium, Italy.
The work and its context
The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:
Obverse: Head of Amphitrite (?) right, in stephane and veil; behind, lotus-tipped sceptre and krater Reverse: Poseidon standing left, nude, resting on raised knee, right foot on Ionic column, bird on fulmen beside him
Object facts
- Title: Drachm (Coin) Depicting the Nymph Amphitrite
- Date: 216-203 BCE
- Artist attribution: Greek, minted in Kroton/Bruttium, Italy
- Place of origin: Italy
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Type: Coin
- Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Reference number: 1922.4912
Collection credit
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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