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A work made of silver.

Diobol (Coin) Depicting a Lion

early 5th century BCE

Greek, minted in Miletus, Ionia

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin shows the forepart of a lion with head turned back to the left. The back (reverse) depicts an incuse square in which a star of four rays is around a pellet, with triple fleurons between.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium