id:			98352
accession number:	1917.994.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.994.a
updated:		2025-02-15 12:46:35.149000

Drachm: 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

title:				Drachm: Forepart of Lion (obverse)
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creation date:			465–449 BCE
creation date earliest:		-465
creation date latest:		-449
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Greek, minted at Knidos (Karia)
technique:	silver
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Coins
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measurements: Diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Stories from Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>Stories from Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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PROVENANCE

	(Charles T. Seltman, Berkhamsted, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1917
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1917-
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