Art Institute of Chicago
Drachm (Coin) Depicting Lion
Greek
- Date
- 500-480 BCE
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Cnidus Nova
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front of this coin depicts the forepart of a lion. On the back the goddess Aphrodite is depicted in the archaic style.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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