Images
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=CE230D2F33A838F3541BCB98E1441925E8EA48FE5928E1B80E3A8CB43D5375A9&s=24247294&se=2022735377&v=2&f=%5Cd9520%5Cu214195200%5C1917.993_o2.jpg
Dec 9, 2009
Drachm: Head of Herakles (obverse); Club, Bow Case (reverse)
Drachm: Head of Herakles (obverse); Club, Bow Case (reverse)
387–300 BC
Part of a set. See all set records
Greek, minted at Erythrai
(Ionia)
Silver
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Weight: 3.629 g (0.13 oz)
Die axis: 3
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.993
Location
Download and Share
; Club, Bow Case (reverse)&media=https%3A//piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di%3Fe%3DCE230D2F33A838F34235B9ADCC56606B6A0CBD52BD11982768AB34BE07B07BF5%26s%3D24247294%26se%3D2022735377%26v%3D2%26f%3D%255Cd9520%255Cu214195200%255C1917.993_o10.jpg){kind=small}
Did you know?
The hero Herakles appears on coinage from city-states across the Greek world.
Description
One of many city-states to include the hero Herakles–here shown beardless and wearing his lion-skin–on its coinage, Erythrae lies on the Ionian coast, near the island of Chios. The reverse features the inscriptions ΕΡΥ (for Erythrae) and ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΟΣ, likely the name of a magistrate. Also present are a small owl and kantharos (wine cup), plus the club and bow case of Herakles.
Contact us
The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.