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Source Description
One of many city-states to include the hero Herakles–here shown beardless and wearing his lion-skin–on its coinage, Erythrae lies on the Ionian coast, near the island of Chios. The reverse features the inscriptions ΕΡΥ (for Erythrae) and ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΣ, likely the name of a magistrate. Also present are a small owl and kantharos (wine cup), plus the club and bow case of Herakles.
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Document identity
localId
98348
label
Drachm: Head of Herakles (obverse); Club, Bow Case (reverse)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
98348
contentType
object
title
Drachm: Head of Herakles (obverse); Club, Bow Case (reverse)
description
One of many city-states to include the hero Herakles–here shown beardless and wearing his lion-skin–on its coinage, Erythrae lies on the Ionian coast, near the island of Chios. The reverse features the inscriptions ΕΡΥ (for Erythrae) and ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΣ, likely the name of a magistrate. Also present are a small owl and kantharos (wine cup), plus the club and bow case of Herakles.
date
387–300 BCE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79483879
genreSpecific
Coins
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
cul
Greek, minted at Erythrai (Ionia)
accession
1917.993
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Drachm: Head of Herakles (obverse); Club, Bow Case (reverse), 387–300 BCE. Greek, minted at Erythrai (Ionia). Silver; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.993
collection
GR - Greek
inscriptions
inscription
ΕΡΥ
inscription_translation
ERY, indicates that this coin is from Erythrai
inscription_remark
Reverse
inscription
ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΣ
inscription_translation
Dionysios
inscription_remark
Reverse; Magistrate name
didYouKnow
The hero Herakles appears on coinage from city-states across the Greek world.
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 64
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:18:32.520000
sourceId
98348
dept
Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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silver
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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