Drachm (Coin) Depicting Lion

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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