Coin
Coin Depicting the God Zeus
Greek, Ptolemaic; minted in Egypt. 117-111 BCE, issued by Ptolemy X (Soter II). Copper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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CoinObject type
Coin is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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Coin
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BronzeMaterial
Bronze is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Copper; bronze; copper alloy; nonferrous metal; metal; inorganic material” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Copper; bronze; copper alloy; nonferrous metal; metal; inorganic material
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CopperMaterial
Copper is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Copper; bronze; copper alloy; nonferrous metal; metal; inorganic material” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Copper; bronze; copper alloy; nonferrous metal; metal; inorganic material
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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