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Document identity
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98334
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Tetradrachm: Head of Lion, Barley, Riverfish (reverse)
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object
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98334
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object
title
Tetradrachm: Head of Lion, Barley, Riverfish (reverse)
date
466–422 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79483807
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Coins
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
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Greek, minted at Leontinoi (Sicily)
accession
1917.988.b
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Tetradrachm: Head of Lion, Barley, Riverfish (reverse), 466–422 BCE. Greek, minted at Leontinoi (Sicily). Silver; diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.988.b
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GR - Greek
inscriptions
inscription
[ΛΕ]Ο[ΝΤ]ΙΝΟΝ
inscription_translation
Of the people of Leontinoi
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195.1917
didYouKnow
The lion on coins of Leontini marks a pun on the city name.
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:18:30.670000
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98334
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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silver
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