Coin Depicting a Griffin
Ancient Roman
-400–-1
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Greeksilvergriffincoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalmythological figuresancientmetal
About
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.
