Diobol (Coin) Depicting Forepart of Lion

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Diobol (Coin) Depicting Forepart of Lion

Greek, MiletusLinkedCulture matchlcp-519773eb2f65

Date
478 BCE and later
Medium
Silver
Culture
Miletus
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
9711

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The front of this coin depicts the head of a lion, facing right. The back is decorated with a 4-rayed star inside a square.

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Credit line
Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Provenance
Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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