Diobol (Coin) Depicting a Lion

Art Institute of Chicago

Diobol (Coin) Depicting a Lion

Greek

Date
395-377 BCE or 478 BCE and later
Medium
Silver
Culture
Ancient Greece
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin depicts the head of a lion with jaws open, facing to the left. On the back of the coin is a stellate flower inside an incuse square.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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