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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting a Griffin

4th-1st century BCE

Greek; Teos, Ionia

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a griffin, a mythological creature with the head and wings of an eagle and body of a lion, galloping to the right. On the back (reverse), a lyre is shown.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium