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A work made of silver.

Diobol (Coin) Depicting Forepart of Lion

478 BCE and later

Greek, Miletus

Miletus

The front of this coin depicts the head of a lion, facing right.

The back is decorated with a 4-rayed star inside a square.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium