Coin Depicting a Griffin
Ancient Greek
-300–-30
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Greekgriffincoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzecopper alloyancientmetal
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, leaping to the right. The back (reverse) depicts a lyre, a stringed instrument like a small harp.
