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Stater: Head of Athena (obverse); Nike (reverse)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gold coin with two sides. Left side shows a profile of a woman's face wearing a crested helmet. The woman's face is shown from the nose to the top of the head. The helmet has a curved crest on top and a curved ear guard that follows the curve of her jaw. The right side shows a standing woman with wings on her feet. The winged woman holds objects in both hands. The objects are a palm branch in the right hand and a wreath or other circular object in the left. The woman on the right wears a long tunic. The background behind both sides of the coin is white.

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900 × 493 px
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