Drachm
94-27-15
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 94-27-15 |
| Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Cnidus |
| Period | Classical Greek Period |
| Date Made | 465-449 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Silver |
| Iconography | Lion | Aphrodite |
| Inscription Language | Greek Language |
| Description | Obverse: Forepart of a roaring lion looking r. Reverse: Head of Aphrodite looking r., of very fine archaic style; hair is in a queue and wrapped with a beaded diadem; Inscription KNI, arranged around the head of the goddess; all within an incuse square. |
| Outside Diameter | 1.65 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of L. Daniel Dannenbaum, 1994 |
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