Stater: Lion, crouching, l., looking behind, within frame (obverse)
Unknown Artist
600–550 BCE
Medium
Electrum (gold-silver alloy)
Dimensions
1.6 × 2 × 0.8 cm
Classification
Coins
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Bruce Ferrini
Accession Number
2000.203.a
About this artwork
Many early Greek coins are made from electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver.