The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Drachm: Head of Aphrodite, r., within incuse square (reverse)

465–449 BCE

Greek, minted at Knidos

(Karia)
silver
Overall: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.914.b
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Although produced in the Classical period, this profile head of Aphrodite retains an Archaic look.
  • ?-1929
    (Charles T. Seltman, Berkhamsted, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1929-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Stories from Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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