# Coin Depicting Two Calves Heads

- By: Ancient Greek
- Date: 550-440 BCE
- Medium: Silver
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 1.3 cm (9/16 in.)
- Culture: Sámos
- Credit line: Gift of William F. Dunham
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/142881)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/38883d8d-91d6-eff4-6a64-4f266a5b93f4/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts two calves heads facing each other. The back (reverse) depicts an incuse square quartered diagonally.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0