Photo of collection object Hemidrachm: Chimaera (obverse)
Hemidrachm: Chimaera (obverse), 400–323 BC. silver, Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.979.a. CC0.

Hemidrachm: Chimaera (obverse)

400–323 BC

Maker Unknown

Greek and Roman Art

Hemidrachm: Chimaera (obverse), 400–323 BC. Greek, minted at Sikyon (Peloponnesos). Silver; diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.979.a The monstrous chimaera adds a goat head and snake-headed tail to the already fearsome lion.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Coins
Formatted Medium
silver
Medium
silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Inscribed
Inscription: ΣΙ Translation: SI, indicates that this coin is from Sikyon Remark: Obverse
Accession Number
1917.979.a
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Rights Statement
CC0

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