About the Department: The Coins
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Actor carrying mask of tragic king, probably that of Tereus, from Sophocles' tragedy of that name. Vase painting in several colors, Taranto, c.340 BC, Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Museum, Inv. H 4600.
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metal: Silver
denomination: Stater
mint location: Corinth
region: Greece
date range: 0400 BC - 0338 BC
historical period: Classical Greece
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metal: Silver
denomination: Denarius
mint location: Rome
region: Italy
date range: 0077 BC - 0077 BC
historical period: Roman Republic
metal: Silver
denomination: Didrachm
mint location: Agrigentum
region: Sicily
date range: 0550 BC - 0472 BC
historical period: Classical Greece
metal: Silver
denomination: Didrachm
mint location: Rhodes
region: Rhodes
date range: 0400 BC - 0333 BC
historical period: Classical Greece
metal: Silver
denomination: Denarius
mint location: Rome
region: Italy
date range: 0155 BC - 0155 BC
historical period: Roman Republic
metal: Silver
denomination: Denarius
mint location: Rome
region: North Africa
date range: 0047 BC - 0046 BC
historical period: Roman Republic
metal: Silver
denomination: Denarius
mint location: Rome
region: Italy
date range: 0111 BC - 0110 BC
historical period: Roman Republic
metal: Silver
denomination: Denarius
mint location: Rome
region: Italy
date range: 0046 BC - 0046 BC
historical period: Roman Republic
metal: Silver
denomination: Stater
mint location: Corinth
region: Greece
date range: 0400 BC - 0338 BC
historical period: Classical Greece
metal: Silver
denomination: Denarius
mint location: Rome
region: Italy
date range: 0128 BC - 0128 BC
historical period: Roman Republic
metal: Silver
denomination: Denarius
mint location: Rome
region: Italy
date range: 0116 BC - 0115 BC
historical period: Roman Republic