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Drachm: Forepart of Lion (obverse)
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Drachm: Forepart of Lion (obverse)

465–449 BCE · silver

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The forepart of a lion on Knidian coins is thought to represent Apollo.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineDrachm: Forepart of Lion (obverse), 465–449 BCE. Greek, minted at Knidos (Karia). Silver; diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.994.a
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