Hemidrachm: Bull's Head (obverse); Head of Artemis (reverse)
Unknown Artist
c. 485–480 BCE
Medium
silver
Dimensions
diam. 1.4 cm
Classification
Coins
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1916.983
About this artwork
The head of a bull, its characteristic star-like fur and bulbous eyes particularly noticeable, dominates the obverse of this coin. On the reverse is Artemis, whose hair is curled back in the krobylos style using a hairnet. The unusual lines above Artemis’s nose and below her chin suggest that the reverse may have been struck with the same design twice.