Art Institute of Chicago

Stater (Coin) Depicting Caulos and Deer

Greek; Caulonia, Italy

Date

480-388 BCE

Medium

Silver

Culture

Caulonia

Department

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin possibly depicts Caulos (the eponymous hero and founder of the town of Caulonia and son of the Amazon Clita) walking right alongside a small deer. On the back a larger deer is surrounded by an inscription.

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