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Coin Depicting a Griffin

4th-1st century BCE
Bronze

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

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.

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