Stater: Lion (obverse); Incuse Punches (reverse)
https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.203
The lion, king of the beasts and an animal associated with regal and heroic power, featured prominently on the coinage of many ancient Greek city-states. Artists placed the lion in a variety of poses, sometimes including the whole body, at other times the foreparts or just the...
Artifact
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2000.203
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Terms
Culture
Greek, minted at Miletos (Ionia)
Technique
Electrum (gold-silver alloy)
Medium
Electrum (gold-silver alloy)
Genre
Coins
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Relations
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