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Diobol (Coin) Depicting a Lion

395-377 BCE or 478 BCE and later
Silver

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front of this coin depicts the head of a lion with jaws open, facing to the left. On the back of the coin is a stellate flower inside an incuse square.

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