The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 24, 2025
Hemidrachm: Bull's Head (obverse); Head of Artemis (reverse)
c. 485–480 BCE
Location: Not on view
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The punches in Artemis’s neck were probably made to check the metal quality.Description
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.- {{cite web|title=Hemidrachm: Bull's Head (obverse); Head of Artemis (reverse)|url=false|author=|year=c. 485–480 BCE|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.983