Stater (Coin) Depicting a Crouching Dog

Description

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a dog with collar, crouching on forelegs to the left; below is a tunny fish, which was such an important product of the local economy that it appeared on all coinage of Kyzikos. The back (reverse) shows an incuse square quartered in a mill-sail pattern.

Provenance

Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

Stater (Coin) Depicting a Crouching Dog

Ancient Greek

5th century BCE

Accession Number

111014

Medium

Electrum

Dimensions

Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)

Classification

coin

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Martin A. Ryerson