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Tetradrachm: Head of Lion, Barley, Riverfish (reverse)
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The lion on coins of Leontini marks a pun on the city name.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTetradrachm: Head of Lion, Barley, Riverfish (reverse), 466–422 BCE. Greek, minted at Leontinoi (Sicily). Silver; diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.988.b
