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Hemidrachm: Gorgoneion (obverse); Bull (reverse)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The coin on the left features a face with wavy hair, protruding tongue and bulging eyes surrounded by snakes. The coin on the right features a depiction of a bull with its head lowered. The bull has short horns and a line near the bottom. A letter P and I are on the bull. Both coins are silver and have a circular shape. The background of the image is light blue. The title relating to these images reads "Hemidrachm: Gorgoneion (obverse); Bull (reverse)".

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900 × 474 px
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