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A silver coin from the ancient city of Elis in Greece, depicting on the obverse an eagle's head facing left, below it a poplar leaf, and on the reverse an upright stylized winged lightning bolt in an olive wreath. Ca. 421-365 BCE, now housed at the Münzkabinett in Berlin

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A silver coin from the ancient city of Elis in Greece, depicting on the obverse an eagle's head facing left, below it a poplar leaf, and on the reverse an upright stylized winged lightning bolt in an olive wreath. Ca. 421-365 BCE, now housed at the Münzkabinett in Berlin

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Mende in modern-day Greece, 405-348 BCE. The coin depicts the head of Dionysos wearing a wreath of ivy on the obverse, and an ithyphallic ass with a crow on its rump pecking at its tail on the reverse

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Mende in modern-day Greece, 405-348 BCE. The coin depicts the head of Dionysos wearing a wreath of ivy on the obverse, and an ithyphallic ass with a crow on its rump pecking at its tail on the reverse

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A silver trihemiobol from Delphi, in Greece, depicting a ram’s head on the obverse, and on the reverse, a goat’s head between two dolphins and two ivy leaves. Circa 360 BCE

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A silver trihemiobol from Delphi, in Greece, depicting a ram’s head on the obverse, and on the reverse, a goat’s head between two dolphins and two ivy leaves. Circa 360 BCE

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A silver drachm from ancient Cilicia in Turkey, depicting a Janiform head on the obverse, and a triform bearded male head on the reverse. 400-380 BCE

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A silver drachm from ancient Cilicia in Turkey, depicting a Janiform head on the obverse, and a triform bearded male head on the reverse. 400-380 BCE

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Selinunte in Sicily, depicting a quadriga driven by Artemis and Apollo on the obverse, and on the reverse, the river-god Selinus naked, holding branch and pouring libation over garlanded altar. c. 460-450 BCE

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A silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Selinunte in Sicily, depicting a quadriga driven by Artemis and Apollo on the obverse, and on the reverse, the river-god Selinus naked, holding branch and pouring libation over garlanded altar. c. 460-450 BCE

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A gold stater from the ancient city of Tarentum in Italy, depicting on the obverse the youthful head of Herakles wearing lion skin. 281-276 BCE

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A gold stater from the ancient city of Tarentum in Italy, depicting on the obverse the youthful head of Herakles wearing lion skin. 281-276 BCE

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A Roman silver sestertius depicting on the obverse, a bearded Gallic male head pierced by a spear, and on the reverse a legionary standard with a boar-shaped terminal pointing right. 84 BCE

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A Roman silver sestertius depicting on the obverse, a bearded Gallic male head pierced by a spear, and on the reverse a legionary standard with a boar-shaped terminal pointing right. 84 BCE

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A bronze Roman coin minted in the ancient city of Nicomedia, in Turkey, depicting the laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Caracalla, and on the reverse, the serpent god Glycon coiled to left, with human head and long hair. 198-217 CE

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A bronze Roman coin minted in the ancient city of Nicomedia, in Turkey, depicting the laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Caracalla, and on the reverse, the serpent god Glycon coiled to left, with human head and long hair. 198-217 CE

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Messana in modern day Italy. Now housed at the BnF Museum in Paris

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from the ancient Greek city of Messana in modern day Italy. Now housed at the BnF Museum in Paris

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A portrait head of a princess from el-Lisht necropolis, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Wood and gilding, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1991-1962 BCE

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A portrait head of a princess from el-Lisht necropolis, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Wood and gilding, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1991-1962 BCE

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A large Neo-Assyrian lapis lazuli cylinder seal from Babylon in Iraq, and dated to the reign of the king Esarhaddon , depicting the storm god Adad, standing on a stylized pedestal, with bolts of lightning in his hands, and a lion-dragon on a leash lying at his feet

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A large Neo-Assyrian lapis lazuli cylinder seal from Babylon in Iraq, and dated to the reign of the king Esarhaddon , depicting the storm god Adad, standing on a stylized pedestal, with bolts of lightning in his hands, and a lion-dragon on a leash lying at his feet

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Sphinx, Petra, Nabatean Kingdom, c. 30 AD. Carved from a limestone block, it depicts a Greek sphinx with the head of a woman, body of a lioness, and wings of an eagle. This combination of the strongest females of land and sky might symbolize the city, or the warrior goddess al-Lat.

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Sphinx, Petra, Nabatean Kingdom, c. 30 AD. Carved from a limestone block, it depicts a Greek sphinx with the head of a woman, body of a lioness, and wings of an eagle. This combination of the strongest females of land and sky might symbolize the city, or the warrior goddess al-Lat.

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A gold alloy ring with a depiction of a naked teenager with a fishing net. From a tomb in the western necropolis of ancient Rhodes, 350-325 BCE, now housed at Rhodes Archaeological Museum in Greece

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A gold alloy ring with a depiction of a naked teenager with a fishing net. From a tomb in the western necropolis of ancient Rhodes, 350-325 BCE, now housed at Rhodes Archaeological Museum in Greece

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A silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, attributed to the Aitna Master, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos crowned with ivy, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips. Circa 460 BCE

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A silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, attributed to the Aitna Master, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos crowned with ivy, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips. Circa 460 BCE

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips

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A 5th century BCE silver tetradrachm from Naxos, in Sicily, depicting on the obverse a bearded head of Dionysos, and on the reverse a nude and ithyphallic Silenos, squatting on the ground and raising kantharos to his lips

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A ceramic sculpture depicting two girls playing the Ephedrismos game with one carrying the other on her back. From Corinth in Greece, c. 300 BCE, now housed at the Allard Pierson Museum in the Netherlands

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A ceramic sculpture depicting two girls playing the Ephedrismos game with one carrying the other on her back. From Corinth in Greece, c. 300 BCE, now housed at the Allard Pierson Museum in the Netherlands

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The silver urn with golden oak wreath likely holding the ashes of Alexander IV - the teenage son of Alexander the Great, c. 310 BCE. From Tomb III , now housed at the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Vergina, Greece

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The silver urn with golden oak wreath likely holding the ashes of Alexander IV - the teenage son of Alexander the Great, c. 310 BCE. From Tomb III , now housed at the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Vergina, Greece

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Didrachm from Selinunte in Sicily, depicting on the obverse, Heracles about to strike the Cretan bull with a club, and on the reverse, a heron, a selinon leaf and the river-god Hypsas, holding branch and patera, and pouring libation over altar around which a serpent twines. 440 BCE

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Didrachm from Selinunte in Sicily, depicting on the obverse, Heracles about to strike the Cretan bull with a club, and on the reverse, a heron, a selinon leaf and the river-god Hypsas, holding branch and patera, and pouring libation over altar around which a serpent twines. 440 BCE

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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A 1st century CE Roman gold ring with an engraved aquamarine depicting a nereid on a seahorse. From Petescia in Italy, now housed at the Altes Museum in Berlin

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