The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 2, 2023

Stater: Lion, owl (reverse)

c. 340–334 BC

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Greek, minted at Hyele

(South Italy)

Silver

Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.996.b

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Nearly worn away above the lion are the remains of a flying owl.

Inscriptions

Inscription

ΥΕΛΗΤ[ΟΝ]

Inscription Translation

Of the people of Hyele

Provenance
(Charles T. Seltman)
Exhibition history

Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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