AR Stater of Issus

Dublin Core

Title

AR Stater of Issus

Subject

money; Coins (money)

Description

On the obverse of the coin, the god Apollo stands facing to the left, leaning against a laurel tree with a libation bowl held in his hand. On the coin’s reverse side, the demigod Herakles stands facing the right while holding a lion skin, a club, and a bow. The imagery of the Greek gods is an example of the high level of Greek influence in the area.

Creator

Issus, Cilicia

Source

[no text]

Publisher

ARTH250 (Professor V. Rousseau, fall 2019)

Date

400-370 BCE

Contributor

MM

Rights

University Art Collection, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)

Relation

[no text]

Format

Silver (metal)

Language

[no text]

Type

Physical object

Identifier

2019.04.006

Coverage

Achaemenid Empire, Greek, Persian, Issus, Cilicia