Tetradrachm
94-27-2
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 94-27-2 |
Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Greek |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Manufacture Location | Akanthus |
Period | Classical Greek Period |
Date Made | 480-465 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Silver |
Iconography | Bull | Lion |
Description | Obverse: Bull in kneeling position is attacked by a lion, which grasps and bites the bull on its flanks. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square |
Outside Diameter | 2.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of L. Daniel Dannenbaum, 1994 |
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