Cleveland Museum of Art

Stater: Lion, crouching, l., looking behind, within frame (obverse)

Date

600–550 BCE

Medium

Electrum (gold-silver alloy)

Culture

Greek, minted at Miletos (Ionia)

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Many early Greek coins are made from electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver.

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